Who’s Playing

New Orleans @ Houston

Current Records: New Orleans 20-32; Houston 15-37

What to Know

The New Orleans Pelicans’ road trip will continue as they head to Toyota Center at 7 p.m. ET Sunday to face off against the Houston Rockets. The Pelicans will be strutting in after a victory while Houston will be stumbling in from a loss.

New Orleans was able to grind out a solid win over the Denver Nuggets this past Friday, winning 113-105. New Orleans got their win on the backs of several key players, and it was center Jaxson Hayes out in front dropping a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Houston’s and the San Antonio Spurs’ game this past Friday was up for grabs at halftime, but Houston was thoroughly outmatched 74-52 in the second half. The Rockets found themselves the reluctant recipients of an unpleasant 131-106 punch to the gut against the Spurs. Houston was down 97-77 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. A silver lining for them was the play of shooting guard Josh Christopher, who had 23 points in addition to five boards.

The Pelicans are the favorite in this one, with an expected 4.5-point margin of victory. They are currently three-for-three against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

Houston’s defeat took them down to 15-37 while New Orleans’ victory pulled them up to 20-32. Allowing an average of 116.96 points per game, the Rockets haven’t exactly asserted themselves on the defensive end. We’ll see if they can patch up the holes in their defense before their upcoming contest.

How To Watch

• When: Sunday at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Toyota Center — Houston, Texas
• TV: ATTSN Southwest
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $6.00

Odds

The Pelicans are a 4.5-point favorite against the Rockets, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Pelicans as a 3.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Houston have won 16 out of their last 24 games against New Orleans.

• Dec 05, 2021 – Houston 118 vs. New Orleans 108
• Apr 04, 2021 – New Orleans 122 vs. Houston 115
• Feb 09, 2021 – New Orleans 130 vs. Houston 101
• Jan 30, 2021 – Houston 126 vs. New Orleans 112
• Feb 02, 2020 – Houston 117 vs. New Orleans 109
• Dec 29, 2019 – New Orleans 127 vs. Houston 112
• Nov 11, 2019 – Houston 122 vs. New Orleans 116
• Oct 26, 2019 – Houston 126 vs. New Orleans 123
• Mar 24, 2019 – Houston 113 vs. New Orleans 90
• Jan 29, 2019 – New Orleans 121 vs. Houston 116
• Dec 29, 2018 – Houston 108 vs. New Orleans 104
• Oct 17, 2018 – New Orleans 131 vs. Houston 112
• Mar 24, 2018 – Houston 114 vs. New Orleans 91
• Mar 17, 2018 – Houston 107 vs. New Orleans 101
• Jan 26, 2018 – New Orleans 115 vs. Houston 113
• Dec 11, 2017 – Houston 130 vs. New Orleans 123
• Mar 24, 2017 – Houston 117 vs. New Orleans 107
• Mar 17, 2017 – New Orleans 128 vs. Houston 112
• Feb 23, 2017 – Houston 129 vs. New Orleans 99
• Dec 16, 2016 – Houston 122 vs. New Orleans 100
• Mar 02, 2016 – Houston 100 vs. New Orleans 95
• Jan 25, 2016 – Houston 112 vs. New Orleans 111
• Dec 26, 2015 – New Orleans 110 vs. Houston 108
• Dec 02, 2015 – Houston 108 vs. New Orleans 101