The Houston Rockets (18-52) hope to continue a three-game home winning run when hosting the New Orleans Pelicans (33-37) on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET.

The Pelicans head into their matchup against the Rockets as a 5.5-point favorite. The over/under for the game is 227.5.

Pelicans vs. Rockets Betting Odds

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• Spread: New Orleans -5.5
• Total: 227.5
• Moneyline: New Orleans -220, Houston +185

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Pelicans at Rockets odds, spread, & more

Prediction

• Pick ATS: Pelicans (- 5.5)
• Pick OU:

  Over (227.5)

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 117 – Rockets 111

Moneyline

• New Orleans has been the favorite in 33 games this season and has come away with the win 20 times (60.6%) in those contests.
• This season, New Orleans has come away with a win 10 times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -220 or better on the moneyline.
• New Orleans has an implied victory probability of 68.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

• Houston has won 24.2% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (16-50).
• Houston has a record of 11-40 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +185 or longer (21.6%).
• Houston has an implied moneyline win probability of 35.1% in this contest.

Against the spread

• The 113.9 points per game the Pelicans put up are just 4.2 fewer points than the Rockets allow (118.1).
• New Orleans has a 19-6 record against the spread and a 20-5 record overall when scoring more than 118.1 points.
• When Houston gives up fewer than 113.9 points, it is 16-8-2 against the spread and 11-15 overall.
• The Rockets put up an average of 110.4 points per game, only 3.1 fewer points than the 113.5 the Pelicans give up.
• Houston has put together a 16-10-1 ATS record and a 13-14 overall record in games it scores more than 113.5 points.
• New Orleans has an ATS record of 21-8 and a 22-7 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 110.4 points.
• The Pelicans are at the 16th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (113.9 PPG), while the Rockets allow the 27th-fewest points per game (118.1) in the league.
• Houston’s squad is currently the 29th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (110.4 PPG), while New Orleans’ team is 16th in points allowed per game (113.5).
• The Pelicans have totaled 28 more points than their opponents this season (0.4 per game on average), while the Rockets have been out-scored by 541 total points (7.7 per game average differential).

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• New Orleans has an average implied point total of 116.9 this year, which is 0.1 points lower than its implied total in Sunday’s game (117).
• So far this season, New Orleans has put up more than 117 points in 28 games.
• The average implied point total on the year for Houston (118.7) is 7.7 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (111).

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How to watch Pelicans vs. Rockets

• Game Day: Sunday, March 19, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: BSNO and SportsNet SW
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Arena: Toyota Center
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Livestream: Watch on fuboTV!
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