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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Houston Rockets will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Toyota Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -4.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 232.5.

Houston lost its last outing, a 131-106 result against the Spurs on February 04. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a +8-point underdog, while the 237 combined points took the game OVER the total.

In their last action, New Orleans was a 113-105 winner on the road against the Nuggets. They covered the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (218) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

New Orleans:
Team record: 20-32 SU,25-26-1 ATS
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games

Houston:
Team record: 15-37 SU,22-29-1 ATS
Houston is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Houston is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 12 games at home

Next up:
New Orleans home to Houston Tuesday, February 8