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New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA
by Joseph King | in NBA Predictions
The seventh-place New Orleans Pelicans play host to the eighth-place Houston Rockets for this NBA Western Conference showdown. The Pelicans have been a streaky team this season but they’ve been able to nail down a consistent run of results and are playing good basketball. They secured a 124-103 away win over a heavily banged-up Cavaliers side in their most recent outing. The victory was their fifth win in the last six games, raising their seasonal record to 17-12. This puts them seventh in the highly-competitive West, two games ahead of their opponents today and just a half game behind the fourth-place Kings. The Pels now return to the Smoothie King Center for the first of a five game homestand. New Orleans has an 8-5 record at home as well as an impressive 71.4% cover rate against the spread.
Houston was able to put an end to a three game losing streak with a dominant 122-96 win over a Luka-less Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. The MVP candidate’s absence means that Dallas never stood much of a chance, especially against the Houston defense that is absolutely locking teams up in their home gym. The Rockets are giving up the second-fewest points per game overall at 108.4 and have the league’s best home defense with just 100.6 ppg allowed. This has led Ime Udoka’s team to a 12-2 record at the Toyota Center. On the road, however, is a different story. Houston’s managed just two wins in 12 trips, bringing their overall record to 14-12 and placing them eighth in the standings. They'll have no rest as they play the second leg of a back-to-back, a situation where they have failed to win their three attempts so far this season.
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The Best Betting Odds for New Orleans Pelicans v Houston Rockets Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.34 | 3.35 |
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1.3 | 3.2 |
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1.33 | 3.35 |
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1.3 | 3.7 |
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1.33 | 3.4 |
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1.33 | 3.4 |
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1.36 | 3.1 |
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Who will win the New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets Basketball game?
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets game on 23/12/2023 of the current NBA season:
- New Orleans Pelicans has a 68.6% chance to pick up the win against Houston Rockets according to Betway ⭐ with the odds of 1.36.
- There is a probability of 31.4% ⭐ for Houston Rockets to win vs New Orleans Pelicans with odds of 3.7 at Unibet.
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New Orleans Pelicans and Houston Rockets's standings in the NBA
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0.598 | 82 | 49 | 33 | -1 |
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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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New Orleans Pelicans - Houston Rockets Key Points
- Houston is 0-3 this season when playing the second of a back-to-back.
- The Rockets see their average scoring margin drop from +11.2 at home to -5.9 on the road (ninth-worst in the NBA).
- New Orleans has a 10-4 record at home against the spread this season, tied for the sixth-best mark in the league.
- Houston is shooting just 34.4% from three on the road (eighth-worst) and have a seasonal effective FG% mark of just 53.2% (22nd in NBA).
- The Pels have won seven of their last 10 as well as five of their last six in their home gym.
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Our New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets Prediction
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