Rockets vs. Pelicans Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for March 8

Rockets vs. Pelicans Game Info

• Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
• Time: 7 p.m. ET
• Venue: Toyota Center -- Houston, Texas
• Coverage: SCHN and Gulf Coast Sports

The Houston Rockets (38-25) host the New Orleans Pelicans (17-46) in a matchup of Southwest Division teams at Toyota Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The Pelicans are 8-point underdogs in the game, the fourth matchup between the teams this season. The matchup has an over/under set at 228.5 points.

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 (83.7%)

Rockets vs. Pelicans Betting Trends

• The Rockets are 34-28-1 against the spread this season.
• The Pelicans are 25-37-1 against the spread this year.
• Rockets games have gone over the total 32 times this season.
• Pelicans games this year have gone over the total in 36 of 63 opportunities (57.1%).
• Houston has done a better job covering the spread when playing on the road (19-14-0) than it has in home games (15-14-1).
• In terms of over/unders, the Rockets hit the over less often when playing at home, as they've eclipsed the total 12 times in 30 opportunities this season (40%). In away games, they have hit the over 20 times in 33 opportunities (60.6%).
• New Orleans has performed better against the spread at home (16-14-1) than away (9-23-0) this season.
• Pelicans games have finished above the over/under 58.1% of the time at home (18 of 31), and 56.2% of the time away (18 of 32).

Rockets Leaders

• Alperen Sengun is averaging 19.3 points, 10.4 boards and 4.9 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.2 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
• Jalen Green averages 21.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists, shooting 42.7% from the floor and 35.6% from downtown, with 2.9 made treys per contest.
• Amen Thompson is averaging 14 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocked shots.
• Dillon Brooks is averaging 13.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
• Tari Eason is averaging 11.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists.

Pelicans Leaders

• Trey Murphy III is averaging 21.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Pelicans.
• CJ McCollum's numbers on the season are 21.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He is draining 44.8% of his shots from the field and 37.5% from 3-point range, with an average of 3.1 triples.
• The Pelicans get 8.7 points per game from Yves Missi, plus 8 boards and 1.3 assists.
• Per game, Dejounte Murray provides the Pelicans 17.5 points, 6.5 boards and 7.4 assists, plus 2 steals and 0.4 blocks.
• The Pelicans get 24.6 points per game from Zion Williamson, plus 7.4 boards and 5.1 assists.

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