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Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
A winning streak will be on the line for the Houston Rockets on Monday when they battle the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -6-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 242.5.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 115-110 winner on the road against the Hornets. They covered the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (225) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Houston won its last outing, a 117-94 result against the Bulls on November 09. The Rockets covered in that game as a -6.5-point favorite, while the 211 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Houston:
Team record: 6-3 SU,3-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Houston is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 2-7 SU,3-6 ATS
New Orleans is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games
New Orleans is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of New Orleans's last 16 games
Next up:
Houston home to Los Angeles Wednesday, November 13
New Orleans home to Los Angeles Thursday, November 14