The Houston Rockets (37-25) will try to end a three-game losing streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (17-45) at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The game airs on SCHN, Gulf Coast Sports, and WVUE. Below, we provide same-game parlay suggestions to consider.
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Successfully hitting the spread, total and Alperen Sengun over 20.5 PTS parlay for the Rockets-Pelicans matchup nets $54.49 on a $10 bet using the computer picks below. Want to know how each of those bets looks? Continue scrolling to find out.
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 2:15 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Rockets vs. Pelicans spread pick
- Favorite: Rockets (-4.5)
- Pick ATS: Rockets -4.5 (Projected score: Rockets 117, Pelicans 109)
- Houston’s record against the spread is 32-29-1.
- The Rockets’ ATS record as 4.5-point favorites or more is 15-14.
- Against the spread, New Orleans is 25-36-1 this year.
- The Pelicans’ ATS record as 4.5-point underdogs or more is 15-22.
Rockets vs. Pelicans total pick
- Total: 228
- Pick OU: Under 228 (Projecting 226.0 total points)
- Houston’s games this season have gone over 228 points 27 out of 62 times.
- New Orleans has combined with its opponents to score more than 228 points in 37 of 62 games this season.
- The Rockets and their opponents score an average of 223.1 points per game, 4.9 fewer than Thursday’s total.
- The 228.0 PPG average total in Pelicans games this season is 0.0 points more than this game’s over/under.
Alperen Sengun points prop
- Points prop: OU 20.5
- Pick: Over (Projecting 21 points)
- Alperen Sengun has recorded 19.2 points per game during the 2024-25 season, 1.3 points less than Thursday’s points prop total.
- Sengun is 26-for-56 at going over his points prop total this season.
Rockets vs. Pelicans game info
- Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- How to watch on TV: SCHN, Gulf Coast Sports, and WVUE
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Venue: Smoothie King Center
- Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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