Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans 11/11/2019 NBA Odds and Picks

Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans 11/11/2019 – The Houston Rockets’ (6-3) defense finally showed up on Saturday as they limited the Chicago Bulls below 100 points on their way to 117-94 win at the United Center. Now, it’s time for the Rockets to sustain that kind of defense against the New Orleans Pelicans (2-7), who rank 5th in the league in points per game (117 PPG). According to the latest NBA lines, the Rockets will only be -4.5 favorites over the Pelicans who are also coming off a 115-110 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.

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Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans 11/11/2019 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Houston Rockets	-6 (-110)	242.5 o (-110)	-175
New Orleans Pelicans	+6 (-110)	242.5 u (-110)	+155

The Rockets have racked up three consecutive wins ever since their back-to-back setbacks on the road. Their latest win in Chicago was the most impressive on the defensive standpoint as the Rockets smothered the Bulls to 97 points – the fewest points they allowed in a single game this season. Rockets star James Harden lauded his team’s effort, saying they are no longer playing soft.

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Players to Watch: James Harden (37.1 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 8.2 APG), Russell Westbrook (21.4 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 7.9 APG), Clint Capela (13.8 PPG and 10.8 RPG)

The New Orleans Pelicans snapped their three-game losing skid on Saturday with a hard-earned win over the Charlotte Hornets. JJ Redick exploded for 22 points in his second game from injury, while Brandon Ingram recorded 25 points and 9 rebounds. New Orleans shot 53 percent from the field and 42.4 percent from beyond the three-point arc.

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Players to Watch: Brandon Ingram (25.9 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 3.9 APG), Jrue Holiday (14.1 PPG and 6.7 APG), Josh Hart (11.9 PPG and 7.0 RPG)

Houston Rockets

Houston are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games.
Houston are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
Rockets are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games against New Orleans.
Houston are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games against New Orleans.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Houston’s last 20 games when playing on the road against New Orleans.
Houston are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games this season.
Rockets are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Western conference.
Houston are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Southwest division.

New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans are 6-12 ATS in their last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of New Orleans’ last 16 games.
New Orleans are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games.
New Orleans are 2-14 SU in their last 16 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of New Orleans’ last 20 games when playing at home against Houston.
New Orleans are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games this season.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New Orleans’ last 10 games against an opponent in the Western conference.
New Orleans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games played in November.
New Orleans are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games played on a Monday.

Injuries

Houston Rockets

Gerald Green SG Foot is out indefinitely
Nene Hilario C Abdominal is out indefinitely

New Orleans Pelicans

Lonzo Ball PG Ankle is downgraded to OUT Monday vs Houston
Zion Williamson PF Knee is out indefinitely

The Rockets have dominated their last 10 head-to-head meetings with the Pelicans, scoring an average of 115 points on 46 percent shooting. There’s a reason why the Rockets are the NBA Moneyline and NBA spread favorites in this game, the obvious is their high-octane offense.

Moneyline: The Rockets will win this game but they will need all the points they can get from their superstar duo of Harden and Westbrook.

ATS: A 4.5 point handicap won’t play a factor at all as the Rockets take their fourth ATS victory with a double-digit win.

TOTALs: This game will go under the NBA over/under totals of 242 points. Houston and New Orleans rank 2nd and 5th in points per game respectively, but the o/u point set for this game is just far too high.

Score Prediction: 120-110 Rockets