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Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The fans at Smoothie King Center will be treated to a game between the Houston Rockets and the New Orleans Pelicans when they take their seats on Sunday.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -4.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 229.
New Orleans was a 120-98 winner in its last match at home against the Pacers. They covered the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 218 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Houston won its last outing, a 108-98 result against the Nets on December 28. The Rockets covered in that game as a -9-point favorite, while the 206 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Houston:
Team record: 22-10 SU,16-16 ATS
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 10-23 SU,14-19 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Houston home to Denver Tuesday, December 31
New Orleans at Los Angeles Friday, January 3