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Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Houston Rockets and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -1-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 223.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 131-126 result against the Bucks on January 29. The Pelicans covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 257 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Last time out for Houston, they were a 104-101 winner as they battled the Trail Blazers at home. The Rockets failed to cover in the match as a -4.5-point favorite, while 205 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 8-9 SU,7-10 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Houston is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Houston is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 7-10 SU,7-10 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Next up:
Houston at Oklahoma City Monday, February 1
New Orleans home to Sacramento Monday, February 1