Suns vs. Rocket – game info for tonight

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Professional sports handicapper Jeff Mattingly previews a Western Conference matchup between the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center.

At the time of this writing, the following Match Odds/Moneyline were available: Phoenix Suns (1.72, -139) and Houston Rockets (1.55, -182)

Phoenix will look to avoid a winless road trip heading into Monday night's game against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. The Suns have been outscored by an average of 20.3 points during the losing streak and point guard Steve Nash is expected to miss a third straight game with a groin injury. "This isn't about Steve, guys," said head coach Alvin Gentry. "We had 12 guys out there and didn't play with any kind of effort." The team is 9-19 without Nash since the start of the 2004-05 season. Phoenix dropped a 123-105 contest in Charlotte on Saturday, giving up 123 points to a team that came into the game ranked 28th in the NBA in points. The squad is 11-5 ATS following an ATS loss.

The Suns swept the season series against the Rockets in 2009-10 for the first time since the 2005-06 season. Included in the sweep was two wins at tonight's venue and the club has won nine of the last 12 meetings in Houston. Phoenix enters this contest with a 3-2 record against sub-.500 teams and a 3-4 mark against team's with a winning record. The schedule-maker hasn't been kind thus far in 2010-11, as the team will be playing its sixth game in nine days.

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