Rockets vs. Pelicans Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for December 19

Rockets vs. Pelicans Game Info

• Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• Venue: Toyota Center -- Houston, Texas
• Coverage: SCHN and Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (5-22) are heavy underdogs (-10.5) as they look to stop a 13-game road slide when they square off against 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. The point total is set at 218.5 in the matchup.

Rockets vs. Pelicans Odds & Spread

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Rockets vs. Pelicans Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Rockets win (71%)

Rockets vs. Pelicans Betting Trends

• The Rockets have put together a record of 16-10-0 against the spread this season.
• The Pelicans are 10-17-0 against the spread this year.
• This season, 12 of the Rockets' games have gone over the point total out of 27 chances.
• Pelicans games this year have hit the over on 13 of 27 set point totals (48.1%).
• At home, Houston owns a better record against the spread (9-4-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (7-6-0).
• At home, the Rockets go over the total 46.2% of the time (six of 13 games). They hit the over in the same percentage of road games (six of 13 contests).
• This year, New Orleans is 7-6-0 at home against the spread (.538 winning percentage). Away, it is 3-11-0 ATS (.214).
• Looking at the over/under, Pelicans games have finished over more often at home (seven of 13, 53.8%) than away (six of 14, 42.9%).

Rockets Leaders

• Alperen Sengun averages 18.6 points, 10.6 boards and 5.2 assists.
• Fred VanVleet averages 15.3 points, 4.3 boards and 6 assists.
• Jalen Green averages 19 points, 4.6 boards and 2.6 assists, shooting 39.5% from the field and 31.3% from beyond the arc, with 2.4 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Amen Thompson is averaging 12.1 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
• Tari Eason is averaging 11.3 points, 6.3 boards and 1 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.9 steals (fifth in league) and 1 block.

Pelicans Leaders

• Per game, Brandon Ingram gets the Pelicans 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists. He also averages 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks.
• The Pelicans receive 9.2 points per game from Yves Missi, plus 8.5 boards and 1.2 assists.
• The Pelicans are receiving 21.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game from CJ McCollum.
• Trey Murphy III's numbers on the season are 18.1 points, 4.6 boards and 2.3 assists per contest. He is sinking 41.7% of his shots from the field and 32.8% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.7 triples.
• Jeremiah Robinson-Earl's numbers on the season are 7.1 points, 5.1 boards and 1.2 assists per game. He is sinking 43.8% of his shots from the field.

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