NBA Best Bets: Rockets vs. Pelicans Picks for December 19
Published 9:33 pm Tuesday, December 17, 2024
The New Orleans Pelicans (5-22) will attempt to stop a four-game losing streak when they visit the Houston Rockets (17-9) on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Toyota Center as heavy, 10.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on SCHN and Gulf Coast Sports.
Why don’t you check out the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Thursday’s game, before you place a wager on this contest?
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Rockets vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
- TV: SCHN and Gulf Coast Sports
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Rockets vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Rockets (- 10.5)
- Houston’s record against the spread is 16-10-0.
- New Orleans’ record against the spread is 10-17-0.
- As a 10.5-point favorite or greater, the Rockets have two wins ATS (2-1).
- The Pelicans have won twice ATS (2-4) as a 10.5-point underdog or more this season.
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Pick OU:
Over (219.5)
- Rockets games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 219.5 points 12 times.
- The Pelicans have combined with their opponent to score more than 219.5 points in 17 of 27 games this season.
- Houston has an average total of 222 in its contests this year, 2.5 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- New Orleans has a 222.8-point average over/under in its outings this season, 3.3 more points than this game’s total.
- The Pelicans are the NBA’s 22nd-highest scoring team this season compared to the 14th-ranked Rockets.
- This game features the NBA’s 26th-ranked (Pelicans) and sixth-ranked (Rockets) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-500)
- This season, the Rockets have won 13 out of the 18 games, or 72.2%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in 20 games this year and have walked away with the win three times (15%) in those games.
- Houston has a record of 2-1 when it’s favored by -500 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +375 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 83.3% chance of a victory for the Rockets.
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