New Orleans Pelicans (4-4, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (4-3, sixth in the Western Conference)
Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Pelicans -1
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans heads into the matchup against Houston as losers of three in a row.
Houston went 22-60 overall, 12-40 in Western Conference action and 14-27 at home during the 2022-23 season. The Rockets averaged 7.3 steals, 4.5 blocks and 15.4 turnovers per game last season.
New Orleans finished 42-40 overall and 11-5 in Southwest Division play during the 2022-23 season. The Pelicans averaged 114.4 points per game while shooting 48.0% from the field and 36.4% from 3-point range last season.
INJURIES: Rockets: Victor Oladipo: out (knee), Amen Thompson: out (ankle).
Pelicans: Trey Murphy III: out (knee), Herbert Jones: day to day (leg), Zion Williamson: day to day (personal), CJ McCollum: out (lung), Naji Marshall: out (knee), Jose Alvarado: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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