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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the New Orleans Pelicans and the Houston Rockets meet at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -6.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 232.5.
Houston was a 114-110 winner in its last match at home against the Lakers. They covered the +2-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 224 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
New Orleans was a 123-108 loser in its last match at home against the Lakers. They failed to cover the -2-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 231 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
New Orleans:
Team record: 33-36 SU,31-37-1 ATS
New Orleans is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
New Orleans is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 8 games
Houston:
Team record: 17-52 SU,27-39-3 ATS
Houston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Houston is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
Houston is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans at Houston Sunday, March 19