The New Orleans Pelicans (26-21) are slightly favored (by 2.5 points) to break a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Houston Rockets (22-24) on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET. The over/under for the matchup is set at 228.5.
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How Do I Watch Pelicans vs. Rockets?
- Game Day: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Space City Home Network and BSNO
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Arena: Toyota Center
Betting Lines For New Orleans vs. Houston
Pelicans vs Rockets Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
| Pelicans |
-2.5 |
228.5 |
Pelicans Betting Stats & Information
- The Pelicans have been favored on the moneyline 24 total times this season. They’ve gone 14-10 in those games.
- New Orleans has a record of 14-7 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -138 or shorter (winning 66.7%).
- The Pelicans’ ATS record is 26-20-1 this season.
- The Pelicans have a 12-9 record against the spread this season when favored by 2.5 points or more.
- The average over/under New Orleans has had in its matchups this season is 1.3 more points than this particular game’s point total.
- In the Pelicans’ 46 games with a set total, 23 have hit the over (50%).
Houston Betting Stats & Info
- The Rockets have been underdogs in 31 games this season and won 10 (32.3%) of those contests.
- Houston has a record of 5-20, a 20% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +116 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The Rockets have covered the spread 24 times over 46 games with a set spread.
- In games this year when an underdog by 2.5 points or more, the Rockets are 11-14-1 against the spread.
- The average total for Houston’s games this season is 2.2 fewer points than the point total of 228.5 for this outing.
- Games involving the Rockets have hit the over 22 times this season.
Pelicans vs. Rockets Season Stat Comparison
| Pelicans Rank |
Pelicans AVG |
|
Rockets AVG |
Rockets Rank |
| 12th |
116.6 |
Points Scored |
113.7 |
21st |
| 14th |
113.1 |
Points Allowed |
112.5 |
11th |
| 10th |
44.3 |
Rebounds |
45.7 |
5th |
| 12th |
10.9 |
Off. Rebounds |
10.7 |
16th |
| 18th |
12.2 |
3pt Made |
12 |
20th |
| 11th |
26.9 |
Assists |
25.2 |
23rd |
| 12th |
12.7 |
Turnovers |
12.3 |
9th |
Pelicans vs. Rockets Injury Updates
Pelicans
| Name |
Game Status |
Injury |
| Herbert Jones |
Questionable |
Adductor |
Rockets
| Name |
Game Status |
Injury |
| Tari Eason |
Out |
Leg |
| Victor Oladipo |
Out |
Knee |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
New Orleans Pelicans Leaders
- The Pelicans active leader in points and assists this season is Brandon Ingram, who scores 21.4 points per game along with 5.7 assists.
- Jonas Valanciunas contributes with 9.6 boards and 2.3 assists per game in addition to his 13.9 PPG scoring average.
- CJ McCollum makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Pelicans, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.4 per contest.
Houston Rockets Leaders
- Alperen Sengun averages 21.9 points per game. He also records 9.2 rebounds and averages 5.1 assists per game.
- Fred VanVleet adds 16.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game to the team’s cause.
- VanVleet is dependable from three-point range with 2.9 made threes per game.
