The New Orleans Pelicans (5-22) are heavy underdogs (+10.5) as they try to end a four-game losing streak when they visit the Houston Rockets (17-9) at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Toyota Center. The matchup airs 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 Rockets have covered more often than the Pelicans this year, tallying an ATS record of 16-10-0, compared to the 10-17-0 record of the Pelicans.
• 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.
• New Orleans and its opponents have eclipsed the point total 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).
• The Rockets have a .722 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (13-5) this season, higher than the .150 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (3-17).

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Rockets Performance Insights

• The Rockets are putting up 112.1 points per game this season (17th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really thrived defensively, allowing just 106.1 points per contest (fourth-best).
• Houston is top-five this year in rebounding, ranking best in the league with 49.3 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranks 17th with 43.9 rebounds allowed per contest.
• Looking at assists, the Rockets are averaging only 22.3 dimes per contest (second-worst in league).
• With 12.7 turnovers per game, Houston ranks sixth in the NBA. It forces 14.2 turnovers per contest, which ranks 15th in the league.
• The Rockets rank 23rd in the NBA by making 11.7 three-pointers per contest, but they own a 32.2% shooting percentage from three-point land, which ranks third-worst in the league.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pelicans are worst in the league offensively (105.1 points scored per game) and 24th on defense (116.6 points conceded).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 18th in the NBA in rebounds (43.3 per game) and fourth-worst in rebounds allowed (45.7).
• With 23.5 assists per game, the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the league.
• New Orleans is 18th in the league 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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