The New Orleans Pelicans (5-22) are heavy underdogs (+10.5) as they try to break a 13-game road slide when they visit the Houston Rockets (17-9) on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Toyota Center. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on SCHN and Gulf Coast Sports.

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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 Pelicans (10-17-0 ATS) have covered the spread 61.5% of the time, 24.5% less often than the Rockets (16-10-0) this season.
• As a 10.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Houston is 2-1 against the spread compared to the 2-4 ATS record New Orleans puts up as a 10.5-point underdog.
• Houston and its opponents have gone over the total 46.2% of the time this season (12 out of 26). That’s less often than New Orleans and its opponents have (13 out of 27).
• The Rockets have a .722 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (13-5) this season while the Pelicans have a .150 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (3-17).

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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. Offensively, they rank 17th with 112.1 points scored per contest.
• Houston is allowing 43.9 boards per game this year (17th-ranked in NBA), but it has shined by averaging 49.3 rebounds per contest (best).
• The Rockets are dishing out only 22.3 assists per contest, which ranks second-worst in the league.
• With 12.7 turnovers per game, Houston is sixth in the NBA. It forces 14.2 turnovers per contest, which ranks 15th in the league.
• The Rockets rank third-worst in the NBA with a 32.2% shooting percentage from three-point land. Meanwhile, they are draining 11.7 three-pointers per game (23rd-ranked in league).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Pelicans are the worst squad in the NBA (105.1 points per game). Defensively, they are 24th (116.6 points allowed per game).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 18th in the league in rebounds (43.3 per game) and fourth-worst in rebounds conceded (45.7).
• At 23.5 assists per game, the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the NBA.
• In terms of turnovers, New Orleans is 18th in the league in committing them (14.4 per game). It is 19th in forcing them (13.8 per game).
• The Pelicans are the worst squad in the league in 3-pointers made (10.9 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (32.9%).

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