Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction and Betting Pick. Houston Rockets host New Orleans Pelicans as -5.5 favorites with a 200.0 line at 7.00 PM ET on Sunday, April 12 2015. Houston won the last meeting, New Orleans taking the previous three. New Orleans need this game to keep their #8 spot in the West but Houston want to climb back to #3 or #2 after dropping to #6.
Anthony Davis (NOP) will be available for tonight’s match against the Rockets
Houston Rockets lost both duels with San Antonio and have consequently dropped from #3 to #6 in the West. They will now want to make up for those lost games and lost positioning as they’re just a half-game behind second-placed Memphis. After having to face the most organized team in the league, twice, the Rockets may find themselves scoring freely against the Pelicans who have the 13th-best defense.
New Orleans Pelicans are hanging by a thread as the tiebreaker with Oklahoma City keeps them in the playoffs. The Pelicans are a good team and have won six of their last eight games, and that includes a victory over Golden State.
Tale of the Tape
Houston Record: 53-26 (28-11 Home)
Houston ATS: 46-33 (24-15 Home)
Houston Last 10: 7-3 (6-4 ATS)
New Orleans Record: 43-36 (16-23 Road)
New Orleans ATS: 44-35 (20-19 Road)
New Orleans Last 10: 6-4 (6-4 ATS)
Houston and New Orleans Team News
For Houston there are no changes as Patrick Beverley and Donatas Motiejunas are still out and Kostas Papanikolau is questionable but is hardly of any importance to the team. For New Orleans, Anthony Davis is healthy after missing part of last game after getting elbowed in the throat. Jrue Holiday is probable, and Dante Cunningham is questionable. The Pelicans might just have a full team available.
Rockets vs Pelicans Lineups
Rockets: Trevor Ariza, Terrence Jones, Dwight Howard, James Harden, Jason Terry.
Pelicans: Quincy Pondexter, Anthony Davis, Omer Asik, Tyreke Evans, Eric Gordon.
New Orleans at Houston
7:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 12, 2015
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction. Houston are a better team, as is visible from their ten-game lead over the Pelicans in the West, but the Pelicans have proven to be a tough nut to crack. Both teams need a win and this will be one good game in almost a playoff atmosphere. Expect the Pelicans to make a case for themselves as Rockets rely on Harden to do all the work. Rockets vs Pelicans Betting Pick: Pelicans +5.5. Rockets vs Pelicans Predicted Score: 100-101
