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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 Friday when they battle at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -1-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 220.
Houston won its last outing, a 128-94 result against the Lakers on November 08. The Rockets covered in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 222 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 122-101 loser as they battled the Timberwolves on the road. The Pelicans failed to cover in the match as a +9.5-point underdog, while 223 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 4-4 SU,4-4 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games
Houston:
Team record: 4-3 SU,4-3 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to Dallas Sunday, November 12
Houston home to Denver Sunday, November 12