New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets Prediction, Odds & Stats - January 18, 2026

date	home-away	ats	o/u	HOU:Points	HOU:Assists	NO:Points	NO:Assists
12/18/2025	NO 133 - HOU 128	NO +9.5	Over 235.5	128	30	133	27
10/14/2025	NO 128 - HOU 130	NO +6.5	Over 229.5	130	26	128	21
03/08/2025	HOU 146 - NO 117	HOU -7	Over 228.5	117	29	146	32
03/06/2025	NO 97 - HOU 109	HOU -3.5	Under 228.5	109	33	97	17
12/26/2024	NO 111 - HOU 128	HOU -7	Over 221.5	128	19	111	29
12/19/2024	HOU 133 - NO 113	HOU -9.5	Over 219	113	25	133	34
10/15/2024	HOU 118 - NO 98	HOU -3.5	Over 214.5	98	25	118	30
02/22/2024	NO 127 - HOU 105	NO -6.5	Over 227.5	105	27	127	35
01/31/2024	HOU 99 - NO 110	NO +1	Under 229.5	110	20	99	19
12/23/2023	NO 104 - HOU 106	HOU +7.5	Under 226.5	106	21	104	21
11/10/2023	HOU 104 - NO 101	HOU -3	Under 219.5	101	12	104	20
10/12/2023	NO 87 - HOU 120	HOU +3	Under 223.5	120	34	87	21
03/19/2023	HOU 107 - NO 117	NO -6	Under 227.5	117	28	107	15
03/17/2023	HOU 114 - NO 112	HOU +5.5	Under 231	112	22	114	20
01/04/2023	NO 119 - HOU 108	NO -8	Over 225	108	25	119	25
11/12/2022	NO 119 - HOU 106	NO -10.5	Under 233.5	106	24	119	28
03/13/2022	NO 130 - HOU 105	NO -6.5	Over 232	105	24	130	30
02/08/2022	NO 110 - HOU 97	NO -8.5	Under 224.5	97	19	110	27
02/06/2022	HOU 107 - NO 120	NO -5.5	Under 227	120	29	107	28
12/05/2021	HOU 118 - NO 108	HOU +2.5	Over 222	108	19	118	24

date	score	ats	o/u	Points	Assists
01/11/2026	ORL 128 - NO 118	L +7.5	Over 236.5	118	27
01/09/2026	WAS 107 - NO 128	W -2.5	Under 239.5	128	30
01/07/2026	ATL 117 - NO 100	L +10.5	Under 241.5	100	26
01/06/2026	NO 103 - LAL 111	L +5.5	Under 236.5	111	30
01/04/2026	MIA 125 - NO 106	L +7.5	Under 246.5	106	28
01/02/2026	NO 109 - POR 122	L +3.5	Under 241.5	122	27
12/31/2025	CHI 134 - NO 118	L -1.5	Over 244.5	118	25
12/29/2025	NO 125 - NY 130	W +8.5	Over 240.5	130	35
12/27/2025	NO 114 - PHO 123	L +4.5	Under 239.5	123	26
12/26/2025	NO 108 - PHO 115	L +3.5	Under 239.5	115	26

date	score	ats	o/u	Points	Assists
01/11/2026	SAC 111 - HOU 98	L -14.5	Under 223.5	111	25
01/09/2026	POR 111 - HOU 105	L -5.5	Under 220.5	111	26
01/07/2026	POR 103 - HOU 102	L -7.5	Under 225.5	103	21
01/05/2026	HOU 100 - PHO 97	L -8.5	Under 224.5	100	20
01/03/2026	DAL 110 - HOU 104	L -7.5	Under 226.5	110	24
01/01/2026	BK 96 - HOU 120	W -13.5	Under 216.5	96	18
12/29/2025	HOU 126 - IND 119	L -14.5	Over 223.5	126	21
12/27/2025	HOU 117 - CLE 100	W -2.5	Under 235.5	117	27
12/25/2025	LAL 96 - HOU 119	W +1.5	Under 223.5	96	20
12/23/2025	LAC 128 - HOU 108	L -6.5	Over 220.5	128	25

New Orleans Pelicans NO Houston Rockets HOU

avg	rank	edge in	rank	avg
114.88	21	Points Per Game	10	117.92
122.41	28	Points Allowed Per Game	3	110.75
91.02	5	Field Goals Attempted Per Game	11	90.69
1299	22	3 Point Attempts Per Game	27	1119
28.2	26	3 Point Field Goal %	22	29.4
24.95	22	Assists Per Game	21	25.14
12.24	8	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	1	16.47
30.8	25	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	12	32.64
43.05	23	Total Rebounds Per Game	1	49.11
9.07	7	Steals Per Game	12	8.61
4.39	21	Blocks Per Game	5	5.61
14.73	15	Turnovers Per Game	24	15.56
28.68	23	1st Quarter Scoring Per Game	12	29.78
31.29	25	1st Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game	1	26.39
28.17	22	2nd Quarter Scoring Per Game	21	28.31
29.59	22	2nd Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game	5	27.53
27.98	23	3rd Quarter Scording Per Game	13	29.25
30.66	24	3rd Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game	1	25.97
29.02	5	4th Quarter Scoring Per Game	8	28.81
29.59	26	4th Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game	22	28.92
28.2	26	% Of Points From 3 Point FG	22	29.4
.524	20	Effective Field Goal %	10	.545
.631	23	True Shooting %	13	.650

Zion Williamson Power Forward Houston	22.8	Points	21.7	Alperen Sengun Center New Orleans
Alperen Sengun Center New Orleans	6.4	Assists	4.3	Derik Queen Center Houston
Alperen Sengun Center New Orleans	9.0	Rebounds	7.4	Derik Queen Center Houston
DeAndre Jordan Center Houston	80	FG%	52.1	Jae'Sean Tate Small Forward New Orleans
Herbert Jones Power Forward Houston	1.7	Steals	1.5	Alperen Sengun Center New Orleans
Yves Missi Center Houston	1.2	Blocks	1.0	Alperen Sengun Center New Orleans

team	win	loss	last 10	w/l streak	ats	money	home	away	total
New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans	8	23	1-9	1L	18-13	0	0-0	0-0	21-10
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets	17	10	5-5	3L	15-12	0	0-0	0-0	17-10

offence

New Orleans Pelicans NO

Houston Rockets HOU

defence

New Orleans Pelicans NO

Houston Rockets HOU

New Orleans Pelicans NO

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Jose Alvarado (PG)	Late Jan	Oblique - 07 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Trey Murphy III (SF)	Ques Fri	Back - 07 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Herbert Jones (PF)	Out Tue	Ankle - 07 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Trey Murphy III (SF)	Ques Sun	Lower Body - 02 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Saddiq Bey (SG)	Out indefinitely	Hip - 01 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Derik Queen (C)	Ques Sun	Quadricep - 01 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Jose Alvarado (PG)	Ques Fri	Suspension - 29 / 12 / 25	0-0	0-0	Details
Jordan Poole (SG)	Prob Fri	Ankle - 23 / 12 / 25	0-0	0-0	Details
Herbert Jones (PF)	Out indefinitely	Ankle - 23 / 12 / 25	0-0	0-0	Details
Herbert Jones (PF)	Ques Mon	Head - 21 / 12 / 25	0-0	0-0	Details

Houston Rockets HOU

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Tari Eason (SF)	Ques Tue	Ankle - 10 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Isaiah Crawford (SF)	Ques Tue	Illness - 06 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Alperen Sengun (C)	Late Jan	Ankle - 03 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Tari Eason (SF)	Ques Thurs	Illness - 31 / 12 / 25	0-0	0-0	Details
Steven Adams (C)	Ques Mon	Ankle - 30 / 12 / 25	0-0	0-0	Details
Alperen Sengun (C)	Ques Thurs	Calf - 26 / 12 / 25	0-0	0-0	Details
Jae'Sean Tate (SF)	Ques Thurs	Wrist - 25 / 12 / 25	0-0	0-0	Details
Alperen Sengun (C)	Ques Thurs	Calf - 25 / 12 / 25	0-0	0-0	Details
Dillon Brooks (SG)	Ques Sun	Achilles - 13 / 12 / 25	0-0	0-0	Details
Dillon Brooks (SG)	Ques Mon	Ankle - 07 / 12 / 25	0-0	0-0	Details

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
San Antonio Spurs SA	27-12	19-10	16-13
Houston Rockets HOU	22-14	18-12	16-14
Memphis Grizzlies MEM	17-22	18-13	21-10
Dallas Mavericks DAL	15-25	14-16	19-11
New Orleans Pelicans NO	9-32	18-13	21-10

Scoreboard	Spread	Moneyline	O/U
New Orleans Pelicans 9-32
Houston Rockets 22-14

Team	Last 5 Matches
New Orleans Pelicans NO ( 9-32 )	L W L L L
Houston Rockets HOU ( 22-14 )	L L W L W