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.
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