The New Orleans Pelicans (5-22) are big, 10.5-point underdogs as they try to stop a four-game losing streak when they visit the Houston Rockets (17-9) on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Toyota Center. The matchup 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 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 has covered the spread 16 times in 26 games.
• Against the spread, New Orleans is 10-17-0 this season.
• The Rockets have won twice ATS (2-1) as a 10.5-point favorite or more this season.
• 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)

• In 12 games this season, the Rockets and their opponents have gone over 219.5 total points.
• Pelicans games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 219.5 points in 17 of 27 outings.
• The average point total in Houston’s games this season is 222, 2.5 points fewer than this matchup’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 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 underdogs in 20 games this season and have come away with the win three times (15%) in those contests.
• Houston has a record of 2-1 when it’s favored by -500 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +375 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockets have a 83.3% chance to win.

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