New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets: Prediction & Odds, Betting Tips 05/01/2023 | Team News & Preview

Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+8) for Rockets – 1.882.

Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 225 – 1.665

Match Predict – Handicap (+8) for Rockets

The New Orleans Pelicans have big roster problems, so we have our doubts about a win. Willie Green’s men might be able to get the result they need, but it’s unlikely to be easy for them against the Houston Rockets. We expect fierce opposition from the visitors. It’s likely that the Rockets won’t lose by a wide margin.

Total Points Over 225

The Houston Rockets have scored around 110 points in 3 of their last 4 games. The Rockets have a good offensive line, so they can be very productive. The meeting with the Pelicans is likely to be a high-scoring one.

New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets: Key Numbers & Markets

Preliminary review and match prediction for New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets

New Orleans Pelicans:

The New Orleans Pelicans started to lose again. After five wins in a row, they lost twice. The opponents were the Memphis Grizzlies (101-116) and the Philadelphia 76ers (111-120). With the way they’ve been playing in recent games, they might as well have lost to the Houston Rockets.

In their last game, McCollum and Williamson combined for 52 points, but they still weren’t enough against the 76ers.

Currently, the New Orleans Pelicans have 23 wins against 14 losses and already rank third in the West.

The New Orleans Pelicans have won six of their previous seven head-to-head games.

The New Orleans Pelicans are averaging 117.4 points per game this season.

Willie Green has been named the @NBA's Western Conference Coach of the Month for December 2022!#Pelicans pic.twitter.com/FzQ9oxTUOf

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 3, 2023

Houston Rockets:

The Houston Rockets are not a solid team that can seriously hope for anything at the end of the upcoming game. The hosts have not won a single game in the last four. The game against the Pelicans could well be their fifth straight defeat.

The Rockets’ most productive player in their last loss to the Dallas Mavs was Kevin Porter Jr., who scored a game-high 25 points.

The Houston Rockets have 10 wins and 27 losses so far. The team is increasingly strengthening in last place in their conference.

The threads of our city.

Let’s run it back, H-Town! pic.twitter.com/KbGDBVB98e

— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) December 15, 2022

New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets Probable Lineups

In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:

New Orleans Pelicans: CJ McCollum – Herb Jones – Trey Murphy III – Zion Williamson – Jonas Valančiūnas.

Houston Rockets: Kevin Porter Jr. – Jalen Green – Eric Gordon – Jabari Smith Jr. – Alperen Şengün.

New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets Team News

E.J. Liddell (Out), Brandon Ingram (Out), Larry Nance Jr. (Out) and Zion Williamson (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Only Jae’Sean Tate (Out) is injured for the Houston Rockets.

FAQ for New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets

Where will this fixture be played?

The fixture will be played at Smoothie King Center (16.867) in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

When will the game take place?

This starting whistle will sound on the 5th of December, 2023, at 01:00 UK Time.

Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?

We recommend checking out the odds for the NBA: New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets at 1xBet and VBET.