The New Orleans Pelicans (5-22) are heavy underdogs (+10.5) as they attempt 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 contest airs 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 is 16-10-0 against the spread this year.
• New Orleans’ record against the spread is 10-17-0.
• As a 10.5-point favorite or greater, the Rockets have two wins ATS (2-1).
• As a 10.5-point underdog or more, the Pelicans have two wins ATS (2-4).

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Pick OU:

Over (219.5)

• Rockets 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 have had more than 219.5 combined points scored.
• The average point total in Houston’s outings this year is 222, 2.5 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• New Orleans has a 222.8-point average over/under in its matchups this season, 3.3 more points than this game’s point total.
• The Rockets score the 14th-most points in the league this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 22nd-most.
• The Rockets are the league’s sixth-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 26th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-500)

• The Rockets have entered the game as favorites 18 times this season and won 13, or 72.2%, of those games.
• The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in 20 games this year and have walked away with the win three times (15%) in those games.
• Houston has a record of 2-1 when it’s favored by -500 or more by bookmakers this season.
• 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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