Free NBA Pick: Rockets vs. Pelicans Odds
Looking for Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans free NBA picks & NBA odds? NBA betting sees the Rockets taking on the Pelicans on Saturday, December 29, 2018, at the Smoothie King Center, Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all NBA basketball matchups so stay tuned for more FREE daily NBA hoops predictions like this Rockets Pelicans matchup.
(19-15) Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans (15-20)
Date: Saturday, December 29
Time: 7:00PM EST
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
NBA Moneyline Odds: OFF
NBA Betting Odds: Pelicans -1
NBA Betting Total: 227½
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Saturday, December 29 finds the Houston Rockets meeting up vs.New Orleans Pelicans for the second time in the 2018-19 regular season. In their last game on Thursday, the Rockets beat the Celtics while the Pelicans are playing a back to back set with the front side occurring versus Dallas.
Last season, Houston took three of the four games but the Pelicans won the initial match this year. The Rockets hold the all-time record having bested the Pelicans in 34 of their 60 matches.
Houston Rockets
James Harden continues his hot streak tying Carmelo Anthony’s 2004 run of six consecutive games scoring 35 or more points. In the win over the Celtics, Harden produced 41 points, 6 assists, 2 rebound, and 1 block stat line.
More impressively the beard shot 50 percent from the perimeter connecting on 9 of 18 attempts.
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Five players scored in the double-digits with Clint Capela producing 24 points and 18 rebounds while Eric Gordon continued to excel as a starter with 20 points.
Austin Rivers has fit right in with his new crew as he and Gerald Green both scored 10 points. The Rockets have won eight of the last nine games with the lone loss to the Heat on the road.
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Chris Paul (Grade 2 left hamstring strain) and is expected to need up to a month to recover. James Ennis III l(right hamstring strain) is expected out until the beginning of January.
New Orleans Pelicans
In the Wednesday loss, the Pelicans took a four-point lead into the fourth quarter prior to the Mavericks mounting a comeback to erase the deficit and eventually leading to the Mavericks win.
Anthony Davis did his best topping the Pelicans producers with 32 points, 18 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Davis was joined by three teammates in double-digit scoring as Jrue Holiday scored 25, Julius Randle chipped in 23 and Frank Jackson added 10 points.
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Ian Clark (ankle injury) has missed the last six games and is questionable for either of the weekend matches. Nikola Mirotic (ankle soreness) missed the past three games and will not return play on this weekend.
Elfrid Payton (fractured left pinky finger) will be sidelined until early January.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Rockets are 7-3 in last 10 head to head contests
- Pelicans are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 head to head meetings
- The over-under is 3-6-1 in team’s last 10 head to head matchups
Free Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Prediction:
In spite of Harden’s prowess through the past 10 games, the Pelicans are desperate to win after losing five in a row, possibly six depending on their Friday night result.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Desperate Pelicans capture win. -1
The Pelicans are much more successful at home (11-5) then on the road (4-15) whereas the Rockets have fared better (7-10) but still have a losing record outside the Toyota Center.
In six previous back to back sets, the Pelicans are 1-5 in the second game although it was against the Nuggets at home.
The more desperate team needs the victory and that cancels out a blazing hot James Harden.
NBA Free Score Prediction: Pelicans 115 – Rockets 109
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