Pelicans vs. Rockets odds, line, spread: 2022 NBA picks, Feb. 6 predictions from proven computer model

The New Orleans Pelicans and Houston Rockets are playing each other at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday at the Toyota Center. Houston is 15-37 overall and 8-16 at home, while New Orleans are 20-32 overall, 9-19 on the road. The Rockets have won six of the last nine head-to-head meetings between these two teams. New ORleons are favored by 5.5 points.

SportsLine's computer model has set its sights on Rockets vs. Pelicans. The model is using its advanced computer simulations to pick the winner.

Houston lost 131-106 to San Antonio this past Friday. The Rockets have lost 11 of their last 12 games at home. Houston secured a 118-110 victory over the Pelicans at their home earlier this season.

The Pelicans beat the Denver Nuggets 113-105 on Friday. Jaxson Hayes and Brandon Ingram both had double-digit scores. The Pelicans are 5-0 against the spread in their last five games on the road.

The model simulates Rockets vs. Pelicans 10,000 times and finds the model is leaning under. It also has a point-spread pick that hits in over 60 percent of simulations.