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Orlando Magic vs. Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the Orlando Magic at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -9.5-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game's total opened at 233.
The Rockets were a 108-99 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Hornets. They failed to cover the -8-point spread as favorites, while the total score (207) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Orlando won its last outing, a 132-118 result against the Timberwolves on March 06. The Magic covered in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 250 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Orlando:
Team record: 28-35 SU,29-32-2 ATS
Orlando is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Houston:
Team record: 39-23 SU,29-32-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Houston is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games
Next up:
Orlando at Memphis Tuesday, March 10
Houston home to Minnesota Tuesday, March 10