The Houston Rockets (20-9) will attempt to extend a three-game winning streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (5-25) on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at Smoothie King Center as 8.5-point favorites. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on SCHN and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Rockets vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, December 26, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SCHN and Gulf Coast Sports
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Rockets vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Rockets 117 – Pelicans 104

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Spread & Total Prediction for Rockets vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Rockets (- 8.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Rockets (-12.2)
• Pick OU:

  Under (222.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 221.1

• The Rockets have an 18-11-0 ATS record this season compared to the 11-19-0 mark from the Pelicans.
• When the spread is set as 8.5 or more this season, Houston (3-3) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (50%) than New Orleans (3-8) does as the underdog (27.3%).
• When it comes to going over the total in 2024-25, Houston does it less often (48.3% of the time) than New Orleans (50%).
• The Rockets have a .762 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (16-5) this season while the Pelicans have a .130 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (3-20).

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Rockets Performance Insights

• The Rockets are averaging 112.9 points per game this year (13th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really played well on defense, ceding only 106.3 points per contest (third-best).
• Houston is top-five this season in rebounding, ranking best in the league with 49.6 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranks 10th with 43.6 rebounds allowed per contest.
• The Rockets haven’t posted many assists this year, ranking second-worst in the NBA with 22.6 assists per contest.
• Houston is averaging 12.9 turnovers per game (sixth-ranked in league). It is forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest (14th-ranked).
• The Rockets, who are 24th in the league with 11.8 threes per game, are shooting just 32.4% from three-point land, which is second-worst in the NBA.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are the worst team in the NBA in points scored (105.7 per game) and 25th in points conceded (117.2).
• New Orleans is 22nd in the league in rebounds per game (43.1) and fifth-worst in rebounds conceded (45.7).
• This season the Pelicans are ranked 25th in the league in assists at 24 per game.
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 17th in the NBA in turnovers committed (14.5 per game) and 16th in turnovers forced (14).
• In 2024-25 the Pelicans are worst in the league in 3-point makes (11.1 per game) and rank 25th in 3-point percentage (33.2%).

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