The New Orleans Pelicans (5-22) are heavy underdogs (+10.5) as they try to break a 13-game road losing streak when they take on 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

• When: Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
• TV: SCHN and Gulf Coast Sports
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Rockets vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Rockets (- 10.5)

• Houston’s record against the spread is 16-10-0.
• New Orleans is 10-17-0 against the spread this year.
• The Rockets have won twice ATS (2-1) as a 10.5-point favorite or more this season.
• The Pelicans have won twice ATS (2-4) as a 10.5-point underdog or greater this year.

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Pick OU:

Over (219.5)

• The Rockets’ 26 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 219.5 points 12 times.
• The Pelicans have played 17 games this season that finished with a combined score over 219.5 points.
• The average point total in Houston’s contests this year is 222, 2.5 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• New Orleans’ average game total this season has been 222.8, 3.3 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• The Pelicans are the league’s 22nd-highest scoring team this season compared to the 14th-ranked Rockets.
• The Rockets are the NBA’s sixth-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 26th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-500)

• This season, the Rockets have been favored 18 times and won 13, or 72.2%, of those games.
• The Pelicans have won in three, or 15%, of the 20 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, Houston has won two of its three games when favored by at least -500 on the moneyline.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +375 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Rockets, based on the moneyline, is 83.3%.

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