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New York Knicks vs. Houston Rockets
The New York Knicks will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -4.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 216.
In their last action, Houston was a 124-89 loser on the road against the Cavaliers. They failed to cover the +9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (213) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
New York was a 105-96 loser in its last match at home against the Warriors. They failed to cover the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 201 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
New York:
Team record: 12-16 SU,11-17 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New York is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
New York is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New York's last 18 games
Houston:
Team record: 9-19 SU,15-12-1 ATS
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Houston is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
Next up:
New York at Boston Saturday, December 18
Houston at Detroit Saturday, December 18