Pelicans Still Looking To Secure Playoff Spot

With only a few games left in the regular season, the New Orleans Pelicans and the Houston Rockets will battle, as New Orleans looks to secure its playoff spot.

The Rockets are the -5.5-point favorites against the Pelicans.

The Pelicans are battling to keep the No. 8 seed they currently hold. However, the Oklahoma City Thunder are only one game behind them. Taking a loss at this point in the season could be devastating for New Orleans post season hopes.

In their last outing, the Pelicans defeated the Phoenix Suns,90-75. The Pelicans picked up tthe win and covered as -9-point favorites. The UNDER bettors went home happy from that game.

The Pelicans are 2-4 aganst the spread in their last six games on the road. The only games they have won on the road over their last five are the two they covered in.

The Rockets are battling to win the Southwest division. With only three games to go and both the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies vying for the spot, Houston cannot slip up.

The Rockets won their last outing 104-103 against the Spurs in a close one. The Rockets covered as they went into the game as 3.5-point underdogs. The total went OVER in that game.

The Rockets are 16-7 against the spread over their last 23 home games and have only lost five games straight up in that span.

The total is set at 200 points. The total has hit the UNDER in four of the Pelicans’ last five games. The Rockets have favored the OVER in four of their last five games.