The New Orleans Pelicans (5-25) are 8.5-point underdogs as they attempt to break a seven-game losing streak when they host the Houston Rockets (20-9) on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The contest airs at 8:00 PM ET on SCHN and Gulf Coast Sports.

To find the best bets you can make on Thursday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.

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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’s record against the spread is 18-11-0.
• New Orleans’ record against the spread is 11-19-0.
• Against the spread as 8.5-point favorites or more, the Rockets are 3-3.
• The Pelicans are 3-8 as 8.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Under (222.5)

• The Rockets and their opponents have gone over 222.5 combined points in 14 of 29 games this season.
• The Pelicans have played 17 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 222.5 points.
• The average total in Houston’s games this season is 221.9, 0.6 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• The average over/under for New Orleans’ outings this season is 223, 0.5 more points than this game’s point total.
• The Rockets are the 15th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Pelicans have scored the 20th-most points.
• This game features the NBA’s 27th-ranked (Pelicans) and fourth-ranked (Rockets) scoring defenses.

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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 won in three, or 13%, of the 23 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• 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.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockets have a 77.8% chance to win.

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