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Indiana Pacers vs. Houston Rockets
The Indiana Pacers and the Houston Rockets will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pacers as -3-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 239.
Houston lost its last outing, a 129-112 result against the Suns on March 16. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a +10-point underdog, while the 241 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Pacers were a 135-102 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (237) made winners of OVER bettors.
Indiana:
Team record: 23-47 SU,32-36-2 ATS
Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Houston:
Team record: 17-52 SU,27-41-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Next up:
Indiana home to Portland Sunday, March 20
Houston home to Memphis Sunday, March 20