The New Orleans Pelicans (17-45) will welcome in the Houston Rockets (37-25) after victories in three home games in a row. It tips at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
The Rockets enter their game against the Pelicans as a 5-point favorite. The point total for the matchup is set at 230.
Rockets vs. Pelicans betting odds
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- Spread: Houston -5
- Total: 230
- Moneyline: Houston -199, New Orleans +167
Rockets at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Rockets (- 5)
- Pick OU:
Under (230)
- Prediction:
Rockets 117 – Pelicans 109
Moneyline
- The Rockets have a 28-12 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 70% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -199 or shorter, Houston has a record of 15-7 (68.2% win percentage).
- The Rockets have a 66.6% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The Pelicans have entered the game as underdogs 44 times this season and won seven, or 15.9%, of those games.
- New Orleans has a record of 3-32, a 8.6% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +167 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The implied probability of a win by the Pelicans based on the moneyline is 37.5%.
Against the spread
- The Rockets score 112.7 points per game, 6.3 fewer points than the 119 the Pelicans give up.
- Houston has a 14-3 record against the spread and a 14-3 record overall when putting up more than 119 points.
- New Orleans is 19-13-1 against the spread and 14-19 overall when it scores more than 109.4 points.
- Houston has an ATS record of 19-15 and a 23-11 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 111 points.
- The Rockets are the NBA’s 18th-ranked scoring team (112.7 PPG), while the Pelicans rank 26th in points per game allowed (119) in the league.
- New Orleans is the NBA’s 21st-ranked offense (111 PPG), while Houston is the sixth-ranked defense (109.4).
- The Rockets have totaled 205 more points than their opponents this season (3.3 per game on average), while the Pelicans have been out-scored by 494 total points (eight per game average differential).
Over/Under
- Houston has an average implied point total of 114.4 this year, which is 3.6 points lower than its implied total in Thursday’s game (118).
- So far this season, Houston has put up more than 118 points in a game 24 times.
- The 117.4-point average implied total on the season for New Orleans is 4.4 more points than the team’s 113-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Rockets vs. Pelicans
- Game day: Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Game time: 8 p.m. ET
- TV channel: SCHN, Gulf Coast Sports, and WVUE
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- Live stream: Watch this game Fubo
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