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Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

The New Orleans Pelicans will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Houston Rockets at Smoothie King Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -8.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 222.5.

New Orleans lost its last outing, a 132-129 result against the Nuggets on December 22. The Pelicans covered in that game as a +8.5-point underdog, while the 261 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Houston was a 114-101 winner in its last match on the road against the Hornets. They covered the -6-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 215 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Houston:
Team record: 20-9 SU,18-11 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Houston is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

New Orleans:
Team record: 5-25 SU,11-19 ATS
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 9 games
New Orleans is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home

Next up:
Houston home to Minnesota Friday, December 27
New Orleans home to Memphis Friday, December 27