The New Orleans Pelicans (5-25) are underdogs (by 8.5 points) to break a four-game home losing streak when they host the Houston Rockets (20-9) on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET.

Our computer predictions in this article will assist you in choosing the best bets available for Thursday’s game.

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Rockets vs. Pelicans Game Info

• When: Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: SCHN and Gulf Coast Sports
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Rockets vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Rockets (- 8.5)

• Houston is 18-11-0 against the spread this season.
• New Orleans has 11 wins in 30 games against the spread this year.
• As 8.5-point favorites or more, the Rockets are 3-3 against the spread.
• The Pelicans’ ATS record as 8.5-point underdogs or greater is 3-8.

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Pick OU:

Under (222.5)

• The Rockets’ 29 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 222.5 points 14 times.
• The Pelicans and their opponents have combined to score more than 222.5 points in 17 of 30 games this season.
• Houston has had an average of 221.9 points in its games this season, 0.6 fewer than this matchup’s total.
• New Orleans has a 223-point average over/under in its contests this season, 0.5 more points than this game’s total.
• The Rockets are the 15th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Pelicans have scored the 20th-most points.
• The Pelicans have surrendered the 27th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Rockets have given up the fifth-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-350)

• The Rockets have entered the game as favorites 21 times this season and won 16, or 76.2%, of those games.
• The Pelicans have been victorious in three, or 13%, of the 23 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Houston has a record of 4-2 when it’s favored by -350 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +280 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Rockets, based on the moneyline, is 77.8%.

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