The New Orleans Pelicans (5-25) will 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 as 8.5-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on SCHN and Gulf Coast Sports.

For the best bets you can make on Thursday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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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)

• Against the spread, Houston is 18-11-0 this year.
• New Orleans has covered the spread 11 times in 30 games.
• As 8.5-point favorites or more, the Rockets are 3-3 against the spread.
• The Pelicans’ ATS record as 8.5-point underdogs or more is 3-8.

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Pick OU:

Under (222.5)

• Rockets games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 222.5 points 14 times.
• The Pelicans have played 17 games this season that have had more than 222.5 combined points scored.
• The average point total in Houston’s games this season is 221.9, 0.6 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• New Orleans’ outings this season have a 223-point average over/under, 0.5 more points than this game’s total.
• The Rockets score the 15th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 20th-most.
• The Rockets are the NBA’s fourth-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 27th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-350)

• The Rockets have been favorites in 21 games this season and won 16 (76.2%) of those contests.
• The Pelicans have won in three, or 13%, of the 23 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, Houston has won four of its six games when favored by at least -350 on the moneyline.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +280 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 77.8% chance of a victory for the Rockets.

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