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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Houston Rockets will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -11.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 234.
The Rockets were a 117-111 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Bucks. They failed to cover the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (228) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 123-116 loser as they battled the Mavericks at home. The Pelicans failed to cover in the match as a -2-point favorite, while 239 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 0-2 SU,0-2 ATS
New Orleans is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games
New Orleans is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Houston:
Team record: 0-1 SU,0-1 ATS
Houston is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to Golden State Monday, October 28
Houston home to Oklahoma City Monday, October 28