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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets
A winning streak will be on the line for the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday when they battle the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -6-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 245.
Houston won its last outing, a 128-121 result against the Mavericks on January 31. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a -8-point favorite, while the 249 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Pelicans were a 139-111 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Grizzlies. They covered the -8-point spread as favorites, while the total score (250) made winners of OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 20-29 SU,26-22-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
New Orleans is 15-3-1 ATS in its last 19 games
New Orleans is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of New Orleans's last 16 games
Houston:
Team record: 30-18 SU,22-26 ATS
Houston is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to Milwaukee Tuesday, February 4
Houston home to Charlotte Tuesday, February 4