New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA
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by Devesh Jaganath | in NBA Predictions
The New Orleans Pelicans will play host to the Houston Rockets at the Smoothie King Center in the NBA on Sunday night. The Pels (25-50) are 12th in the Western Conference standings, while the Rockets (44-29) are in sixth place. Let’s get into the match prediction.
After a nice run of results at the start of this month, the New Orleans Pelicans have gone cold again, now on a four-game losing streak after going down to the Raptors, 119-106 on Friday.
The Pels rank in the bottom 10 on both ends this season. One positive is that Zion Williamson has remained fit recently and led the team with 22 points in the last match, while Sadiq Bey finished on 19.
Sixteen of New Orleans' 25 wins this season have come at home, including their only matchup at this venue against this opponent in December. Bryce McGowens is out, and Trey Murphy is a doubt.
Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets have been in mixed form of late, 5-5 in their last 10 games after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 119-109 on the road on Friday.
Notably, the Rockets grabbed 21 offensive rebounds in the last game, and they lead the league in that statistical category, averaging 19.1 per game. Kevin Durant was the team’s top scorer against the Grizz with 25 points.
Houston are 19-19 on the road this season and have ruled out Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams for this match.
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New Orleans Pelicans v Houston Rockets Best Betting Odds
| Bookmaker | 1 | 2 | Bonus up to |
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2.95 | 1.42 |
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2.98 | 1.4 |
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2.98 | 1.4 |
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3.1 | 1.39 |
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2.93 | 1.41 |
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Who will win the New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets Basketball game?
Our prediction for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets match is: under 230.5 points.
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets game on 29/03/2026 of the current NBA season:
- New Orleans Pelicans has a 42.16% chance to pick up the win against Houston Rockets according to Shangrila ⭐ with the odds of 3.25.
- There is a probability of 57.84% ⭐ for Houston Rockets to win vs New Orleans Pelicans with odds of 1.42 at Bet365.
New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets Form
New Orleans Pelicans and Houston Rockets's standings in the NBA
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New Orleans Pelicans and Houston Rockets Last Matches
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New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
D. Murray
Z. Williamson
S. Bey
H. Jones
A. Thompson
R. Sheppard
J. Smith
K. Durant
Substitutes
M. Peavy
J. Hawkins
J. Poole
J. Fears
K. Looney
A. Holiday
J. Okogie
J. Green
I. Crawford
T. Eason
D. Finney-Smith
J. Tate
New Orleans Pelicans - Houston Rockets Key Points
- Six of the Rockets’ last 10 games have gone under the total points line.
- The Rockets are averaging 110.5 PPG against this season.
- Seven of the Pelicans’ last nine games have gone under the total points line.
- The Pelicans’ last six home games against Western Conference opposition have gone under the total points line.
- The Pelicans averaged 110.0 PPG against across their last three games.
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Our New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets Prediction
These are the types of games that the Rockets must win to keep themselves in contention to finish in the top four, but they have the second-worst cover rate in the NBA this season and lost at this venue back in December.
The Pels are one of the most profitable teams in the league this season, but they’ve failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games. This line is too thin for our liking, but the under looks like a solid shout. Our New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets prediction is under 230.5 points.
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