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Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The division rival Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 233.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 136-115 result against the Lakers on March 04. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a +8-point underdog, while the 251 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Houston lost its last outing, a 115-102 result against the Pacers on March 04. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 217 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Houston:
Team record: 37-25 SU,33-29 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Houston is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Houston is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 17-45 SU,25-36-1 ATS
New Orleans is 6-12-1 ATS in its last 19 games
New Orleans is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
Next up:
Houston home to New Orleans Saturday, March 8