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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Sunday when the New Orleans Pelicans and the Houston Rockets meet at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -4.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
Houston was a 118-102 loser in its last match on the road against the Celtics. They failed to cover the +11.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 220 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 126-103 result against the Hawks on April 02. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 229 combined points took the game OVER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 21-27 SU,22-26 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 17 of New Orleans's last 25 games
New Orleans is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
New Orleans is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Houston:
Team record: 13-35 SU,15-33 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Houston is 4-16 ATS in its last 20 games
Houston is 2-23 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Atlanta Tuesday, April 6
Houston home to Phoenix Monday, April 5