The New Orleans Pelicans (33-22) aim to extend a three-game winning run when they host the Houston Rockets (24-30) at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs on BSNO and Space City Home Network.
The Pelicans take the court as 7-point favorites against the Rockets. The matchup features an over/under of 226.
Pelicans vs. Rockets Betting Odds
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- Spread: New Orleans -7
- Total: 226
- Moneyline: New Orleans -279, Houston +227
Rockets at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (- 7)
- Pick OU:
Over (226)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 117 – Rockets 110
- New Orleans has won 19, or 63.3%, of the 30 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- This season, New Orleans has come away with a win 10 times in 12 chances when named as a favorite of at least -279 or better on the moneyline.
- New Orleans has an implied victory probability of 73.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Houston has been the moneyline underdog 36 total times this season. Houston has gone 11-25 in those games.
- Houston has gone 2-10 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +227 or longer (16.7%).
- Houston has a 30.6% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The 116.5 points per game the Pelicans record are just 3.8 more points than the Rockets give up (112.7).
- When New Orleans scores more than 112.7 points, it is 23-11 against the spread and 24-10 overall.
- Houston is 12-16-1 against the spread and 11-18 overall when it scores more than 112.2 points.
- New Orleans has an ATS record of 23-7-2 and a 27-5 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 113.3 points.
- The Pelicans are the league’s 14th-ranked scoring team (116.5 PPG), while the Rockets allow the rank ninth in points per game (112.7) in NBA action.
- The 22nd-ranked scoring NBA team (113.3 PPG) is Houston, while the New Orleans squad ranks eighth in the league defensively (112.2 PPG).
- The Pelicans have out-scored their opponents by a total of 233 points this season (4.3 points per game on average), and the Rockets have put up 32 more points than their opponents on the year (0.6 per game).
Over/Under
- New Orleans’ average implied point total this year is 0.8 more points than its implied total in Thursday’s game (117.8 implied points on average compared to 117 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, New Orleans has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (117) 27 times.
- The average implied point total on the year for Houston (114.9) is 4.9 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (110).
How to watch Pelicans vs. Rockets
- Game Day: Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSNO and Space City Home Network
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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