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Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Sunday when the Houston Rockets and the New Orleans Pelicans meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -6-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 228.
New Orleans was a 142-120 loser in its last match at home against the Hornets. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 262 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Houston, they were a 113-100 loser as they battled the Mavericks at home. The Rockets failed to cover in the match as a +11-point underdog, while 213 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 17-50 SU,27-39-1 ATS
Houston is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games
Houston is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 27-40 SU,32-34-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 4-8-1 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Next up:
Houston home to Phoenix Wednesday, March 16
New Orleans home to Phoenix Tuesday, March 15