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Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
A winning streak will be on the line for the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday when they battle the Houston Rockets at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -4-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 118-109 result against the Grizzlies on February 06. The Pelicans covered in that game as a +1-point underdog, while the 227 combined points took the game PUSH the total.
Houston was a 119-94 loser in its last match on the road against the Hornets. They failed to cover the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 213 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Houston:
Team record: 11-12 SU,10-13 ATS
Houston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Houston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 10-12 SU,10-12 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
New Orleans is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of New Orleans's last 17 games
Next up:
Houston home to Miami Thursday, February 11
New Orleans at Chicago Wednesday, February 10