The New Orleans Pelicans (5-22) visit the Houston Rockets (17-9) after losing 13 road games in a row. The Rockets are heavy favorites by 10.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, December 19, 2024.

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Rockets vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SCHN and Gulf Coast Sports
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Toyota Center

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Rockets vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Rockets 119 – Pelicans 101

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Spread & Total Prediction for Rockets vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Rockets (- 10.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Rockets (-18.0)
• Pick OU:

  Over (219.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 219.9

• The Rockets (16-10-0 ATS) have covered the spread 61.5% of the time, 24.5% more often than the Pelicans (10-17-0) this season.
• When the spread is set as 10.5 or more this season, Houston (2-1) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (66.7%) than New Orleans (2-4) does as the underdog (33.3%).
• New Orleans and its opponents have gone over the over/under 48.1% of the time this season (13 out of 27). That’s more often than Houston and its opponents have (12 out of 26).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Rockets are 13-5, a better record than the Pelicans have posted (3-17) as moneyline underdogs.

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Rockets Performance Insights

• The Rockets have a top-five defense this season, ranking fourth-best in the league with 106.1 points allowed per game. On offense, they rank 17th with 112.1 points scored per contest.
• Houston is allowing 43.9 rebounds per game this year (17th-ranked in NBA), but it has shined by averaging 49.3 rebounds per contest (best).
• The Rockets haven’t put up many dimes this season, ranking second-worst in the NBA with 22.3 assists per game.
• This season, Houston is committing 12.7 turnovers per game (sixth-ranked in NBA) and forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest (15th-ranked).
• The Rockets, who are 23rd in the league with 11.7 threes per game, are shooting just 32.2% from three-point land, which is third-worst in the NBA.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are the worst team in the NBA in points scored (105.1 per game) and 24th in points allowed (116.6).
• New Orleans is 18th in the NBA in rebounds per game (43.3) and fourth-worst in rebounds conceded (45.7).
• This season the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the NBA in assists at 23.5 per game.
• New Orleans is 18th in the NBA in turnovers per game (14.4) and 19th in turnovers forced (13.8).
• In 2024-25 the Pelicans are worst in the NBA in 3-point makes (10.9 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (32.9%).

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