The New Orleans Pelicans (5-22) are heavy underdogs (by 10.5 points) to stop a 13-game road losing streak when they visit the Houston Rockets (17-9) on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET.

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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 a 16-10-0 ATS record this season compared to the 10-17-0 mark from the Pelicans.
• As a 10.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, New Orleans is 2-4 against the spread compared to the 2-1 ATS record Houston puts up as a 10.5-point favorite.
• Houston and its opponents have exceeded the point 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, better 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 year (17th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really played well on defense, giving up only 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.
• The Rockets haven’t put up many assists this year, ranking second-worst in the NBA with 22.3 assists per game.
• Houston is committing 12.7 turnovers per game (sixth-ranked in NBA) this year, while forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest (15th-ranked).
• The Rockets rank 23rd in the NBA by draining 11.7 treys per game, but they have a 32.2% shooting percentage from beyond the arc, which ranks third-worst in the league.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

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

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