The Houston Rockets (38-25) host the New Orleans Pelicans (17-46) in a matchup of Southwest Division teams at Toyota Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The Pelicans are 8-point underdogs in the game, the fourth matchup between the squads this season. The matchup’s point total is set at 229.
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Rockets Cover -8 vs Pelicans -112
Rockets vs. Pelicans betting lines
- Rockets odds to win: -345
- Pelicans odds to win: +274
- Spread: Rockets (-8)
- Total: 229
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Rockets Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- Houston has covered the spread 15 times at home and is 20-10 in home contests.
- Houston’s record against the spread is 4-6 when playing as 8-point favorites or more at home this season.
- At home this season, Rockets games have hit the over on the set point total 12 times.
- Recent history seems to trend against Houston to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 222.5 points per contest this season.
Rockets Recent Trends
- The Rockets are 5-5 overall and 5-5 against the spread in their past 10 contests.
- The Rockets’ past 10 games saw four go over the total.
- The last 10 Rockets games averaged 227.0 total points, 2.0 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
- Over their past 10 games, the Rockets have scored 1.3 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.
Rockets Betting Records
- The Rockets have won 70.7% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (29-12).
- When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -345 or shorter, Houston has gone 8-4 (66.7% win percentage).
- The Rockets have a 77.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.8 (25th in NBA) | 45.4 (fifth) | 48.1 (first) | 42.9 (eighth) | 22.7 (30th) | 13.2 (11th) |
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Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- The Pelicans have a 9-23 ATS record in road games so far while going 6-26 overall in those contests.
- Pelicans road games have hit the over on the set point total 18 times this year.
- The Pelicans and their opponents have averaged a total of 228.2 points per road contest this year, 0.8 points fewer than this game’s posted total.
Pelicans Recent Trends
- The Pelicans have covered the spread four times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
- Pelicans’ past 10 games saw five hit the over.
- The Pelicans’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 234.8 points scored. That’s 5.8 more points than this contest’s over/under.
- Over their last 10 games, the Pelicans have scored 4.1 more points per contest compared to their 110.8 PPG season-long scoring average.
Pelicans Betting Records
- New Orleans has won seven, or 15.6%, of the 45 games it has played as underdogs this season.
- The Pelicans have a record of 1-18, a 5.3% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +274 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- The implied probability of a win by the Pelicans based on the moneyline is 26.7%.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 (24th in NBA) | 48.3 (28th) | 43.4 (23rd) | 46.4 (27th) | 25.4 (20th) | 13.5 (16th) |
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