Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/30/2021

Houston is only a 1-point favorite against New Orleans when the Rockets (8-9) and the Pelicans (7-10) take the court on January 30, 2021 in a game expected to be a hard-fought matchup. A point total of 223 is set for the matchup.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-NO

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Rockets vs. Pelicans Betting Data

Rockets Betting Data

• Houston has a losing 7-10 record against the spread this season.
• When they are at least 1-point favorites, the Rockets have a record ATS of 2-4.
• Houston has hit the over less than half of the time, in five of 17 games (29.4%).

Pelicans Betting Data

• New Orleans has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 7-10.
• The Pelicans are 3-5 against the spread when at least 1-point underdogs.
• New Orleans hit the over in a majority of its outings this season: 11 of 17 games (64.7%).

Point Total Insights

• Houston's games this year have gone over the point total for Saturday's matchup point total (223 points) in 29.4% of opportunities (five out of 17 matchups).
• In 47.1% of New Orleans' games this season (8 of 17), the total points scored was higher than Saturday's 223-point over/under.
• The Rockets average 110.1 points per game against the Pelicans' 110.5, totaling 2.4 points under the matchup's over/under of 223.
• The 221.4 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 1.6 fewer than the 223 total in this contest.
• The Rockets have seen a 219.5 average over/under in their games this season, 3.5 points fewer than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this contest is 0.5 points more than the average over/under in Pelicans' games this season (222.5 points).

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, Houston has won seven games against New Orleans, while the Pelicans are 3-1 against the spread when playing the Rockets.

Rockets Players to Watch

• The Rockets leader in points and rebounds is Christian Wood, who scores 23.4 points and pulls down 10.8 boards per game.
• John Wall is Houston's best passer, dispensing 5.5 assists per game while scoring 18.1 PPG.
• Victor Oladipo leads the Rockets in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.8 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Oladipo and Wood lead Houston on the defensive end, with Oladipo leading the team in steals averaging 1.8 per game and Wood in blocks averaging 1.7 per contest.

Pelicans Players to Watch

• Brandon Ingram puts up 24.1 points per game and is the top scorer for the Pelicans.
• The New Orleans leaders in rebounding and assists are Steven Adams with 10.2 rebounds per game (he also adds 8.8 points and 2.6 assists per game) and Lonzo Ball with 4.9 assists per game (he also tacks on 12.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game).
• Ball averages 2.5 three-pointers per game, the most on the Pelicans.
• Ball (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for New Orleans while Ingram (0.9 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Rockets:

Dante Exum: Out (Calf)

Pelicans: None