Houston Rockets at New Orleans Hornets Betting Odds


Opening Betting Line : Rockets +3.5 / Hornets -3.5
Over/Under : 198

Time: 8 PM EST Wednesday April 6, 2011 on CST

The Rockets are coming off a loss, which was very costly since they are 3 games out of the 8th spot in the Western Conference with only 4 games left. The Hornets are coming off a win and they are in the 7th spot in the West, but only ½ game behind Portland for the 6th spot and 1.5 games ahead of Memphis for the 8th spot. The Hornets look to end the season strong so they can move up to avoid playing the Spurs or the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs.

The Hornets have won 5 straight against the Rockets including 2 games in Houston this season.

In their last games the Hornets beat the Indiana Pacers 108-96 while the Rockets lost to the Sacramento Kings 104-101.

The Hornets are 6-4 in their last 10 games and the Rockets are 7-3 in their last 10 games.

This season the Rockets have been a better betting team at 41-35-2 ATS while the Hornets are 37-38-2 ATS. The Rockets are only 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against the Hornets.

The Hornets got a scare in their last game with All Star G Chris Paul injuring his knee, but it is not serious and he will be in the lineup tonight. Many though the Hornets were toast when they lost leading scorer David West to a knee injury, but his replacement Carl Landry (12 ppg 4.5 rpg) has stepped up his play averaging 20.2 ppg and 6.4 rpg in his last 5 games.

The Rockets and their offense that ranks 3rd in the league in scoring will have to light up the scoreboard since they only rank 22nd in the league in opponents’ scoring. Kevin Martin (23.5 ppg) and Luis Scola (18.3 ppg) have to score tonight, as their D will not save them. Marin has scored over 30 points in 3 straight games.

Scola (8.2 rpg) leads the Rockets in rebounding, who are a much better team than the Hornets on the boards. However, Hornets C Emeka Okafor has averaged 12.7 ppg and 12.7 rpg in three games against Houston this season. Scola and the Rockets’ big men cannot allow him to dominate the paint.

In some other betting trends for this big Western Conference match up :

Houston is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games against teams with a home winning percentage of greater than 60%, and has an Under record of 6-2 in their last 8 games as a road underdog.

New Orleans is 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5 and has an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite.

In the last 7 games between these 2 teams in New Orleans the total has gone Under every time.

Our Selection : Take Houston +3.5 at 5Dimes and get reduced juice on every bet!!


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