Pelicans vs. Rockets Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets

The New Orleans Pelicans (33-37) are a 5-point favorite against the Houston Rockets (18-52) on March 19, 2023. A point total of 227.5 is set for the matchup.

Pelicans vs. Rockets Odds

• Pelicans odds to win: -218
• Rockets odds to win: +180
• Spread: Pelicans (-5)
• Total: 227.5

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Game Time and Information

• When: Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
• TV: BSNO and SportsNet SW

Who Will Win Pelicans vs. Rockets?

Pelicans and Rockets Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

In games this season they were favored by 5 points or more, the Pelicans have an 8-9 record against the spread.

In games this year in which they were an underdog by 5 points or more, the Rockets have a 23-29-3 record against the spread.

The two teams average a combined 3.2 fewer points per game, 224.3, than this matchup’s total of 227.5 points.

Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 231.6 points per game, 4.1 more than the point total in this matchup.

The Pelicans’ average point total in outings this season is 227.4, 0.1 points below the total in this game.

The average point total for Houston this year is one point higher than this game’s over/under.

New Orleans has a 31-38-1 record against the spread this season.

The Rockets’ ATS record is 28-38-4 this year.

Pelicans Stats & Insights

The Pelicans have a +28 scoring differential, putting up 113.9 points per game (16th in the league) and giving up 113.5 (15th in the NBA).

The Pelicans rank 14th in the league at 43.5 rebounds per game. That’s 1.1 more than the 42.4 their opponents average.

New Orleans makes 10.8 three-pointers per game (23rd in the league) while shooting 35.5% from beyond the arc (19th in the NBA). It is making 1.5 fewer threes per outing than its opponents, who drain 12.3 per game while shooting 34.1%.

The Pelicans average 111.1 points per 100 possessions on offense (21st in the league), and allow 110.7 points per 100 possessions (ninth in the NBA).

In the 2022-23 season, the Pelicans are scoring 0.9 more points per home game on average than on the road (114.3 at home, 113.4 on the road), but are allowing 6.6 fewer points per home game compared to road games (110.2 at home, 116.8 on the road).

Rockets Stats & Insights

The Rockets put up 110.4 points per game (29th in league) while giving up 118.1 per contest (25th in NBA). They have a -541 scoring differential and have been outscored by 7.7 points per game.

Houston records 46.6 rebounds per game (fourth in league) while conceding 41.4 per outing to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 5.2 boards per game.

The Rockets knock down 10.7 three-pointers per game (26th in the league) at a 32.8% rate (29th in NBA), compared to the 14.6 per contest their opponents make, shooting 37.3% from deep.

The Rockets average 107.1 points per 100 possessions (30th in league), while allowing 116.3 points per 100 possessions (28th in NBA).

At home, Houston scores 110.3 points per game. On the road, it scores 110.4.

Pelicans Key Players to Watch

The Pelicans active leader in points and assists this season is CJ McCollum, who puts up 21 points per game along with six assists.

Jonas Valanciunas’ averages this season are 14.1 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

The Pelicans get 2.8 three-pointers per game out of McCollum.

Herbert Jones averages 1.7 steals per game, while Valanciunas swats 0.6 shots per contest.

Rockets Key Players to Watch

Jalen Green racks up 21.7 points per game. He also contributes 3.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game this season.

Alperen Sengun has per-game averages of 14.7 points, 3.8 assists and 8.8 rebounds this season.

Green averages 2.5 made threes per game.

The Rockets’ defensive effort gets a lift from Tari Eason’s 1.1 steals and Jabari Smith Jr.’s one block per game.

• Pick ATS: Pelicans (- 5)
• Pick OU:

  Over (227.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 116 – Rockets 111