Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction & Picks - NBA
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by Stephen Abiola | in NBA Picks
Houston Rockets (40-25) will open their five-game homestand with a matchup against New Orleans Pelicans (22-45) on Friday night at Toyota Center. Ime Udoka’s men will look to respond immediately to their embarrassing 129-93 loss against the Nuggets. This defeat leaves them fourth in the middle of a tightly packed Western Conference, just 1.5 games behind the seventh-placed Phoenix Suns. There’s no room for errors.
New Orleans Pelicans, meanwhile, are 13th in the Western Conference standings, 30 games behind Oklahoma City Thunder at the top. Despite their struggles, they’ve been doing well lately, going 7-3 in their last 10 matches and winning their previous two assignments. To be honest, they’re not tanking like the other bottom feeders in the league and can pull off an upset against any top NBA side.
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Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans Form
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Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans Latest Matches
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Houston Rockets against New Orleans Pelicans : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
A. Thompson
T. Eason
J. Smith
K. Durant
D. Finney-Smith
D. Murray
T. Murphy III
Z. Williamson
H. Jones
S. Bey
Substitutes
R. Sheppard
T. Newton
A. Holiday
J. Okogie
J. Green
M. Peavy
J. Hawkins
J. Poole
J. Fears
K. Looney
Houston Rockets - New Orleans Pelicans Key Points
- The Rockets are 21-9 when listed as moneyline favorites with odds shorter than -279.
- The Pelicans are 12-42 when listed as the moneyline underdogs this season.
- The total points went over in three of the last four New Orleans matches.
- The total points went over in seven of the last nine Houston vs New Orleans matches.
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Our Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction
Houston Rockets will be the -315 betting favorites as they look to cement their playoff spot in the conference. With tricky back-to-back matches against the Lakers coming up, the Rockets will certainly want to avoid a defeat on Friday. Ime Udoka will make a game-time decision on the availability of Alperen Sengun, who’s out with a back injury. They must not underestimate the in-form Pelicans, who have been on fire in attack lately. The Pelicans averaged 127.25 PPG in their last four matches and are 9-1 ATS in their previous 10 assignments. They’ll be fired up to take the game to the Rockets, who should escape with a win.
Our prediction for Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans: Over 228.5 points.
All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
