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Houston Rockets at New Orleans Pelicans

FinalHOU 108 – NOP 104Page updated 13:48 UTC

Original picks and recorded results

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Check minutes · 7 availability alerts

May not play Capela · right ankle sprain (ankle) · HOU

Out Phillips · two-way · HOU

Out Copeland · two-way · HOU

Out Adams · right soleus strain · HOU

Unlikely to play Jr. · two-way · NOP

Unlikely to play Dia · two-way · NOP

Out Missi · left knee contusion/bone bruise (knee) · NOP

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How to read the prices

Over means more than the posted line; Under means fewer. Decimal odds show the total return per unit staked, including the stake. Row order follows lineup status and available prices, not a confidence ranking.

Getting a better price than most bookmakers offer is the only thing that made money in our past tests, measured on WNBA bets; NBA has not been measured yet. Player rates are context, not tips.

Availability to check

May not play Capela · right ankle sprain (ankle) · HOU

Out Phillips · two-way · HOU

Out Copeland · two-way · HOU

Out Adams · right soleus strain · HOU

Unlikely to play Jr. · two-way · NOP

Unlikely to play Dia · two-way · NOP

Out Missi · left knee contusion/bone bruise (knee) · NOP

Players and minutes0 players in the available roster

Minutes are source estimates, not guaranteed playing time. Historical hit rates describe past games; they are not a forecast.

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What could go wrong

updated 13:48 UTC

Who is out

May not play Capela · right ankle sprain (ankle) · HOU

Out Phillips · two-way · HOU

Out Copeland · two-way · HOU

Out Adams · right soleus strain · HOU

Unlikely to play Jr. · two-way · NOP

Poole · likely to play · left ankle tendinopathy/tendinitis (ankle) · NOP

Reese · likely to play · two-way · NOP

Unlikely to play Dia · two-way · NOP

III · likely to play · bilateral knee tendinopathy · NOP

Out Missi · left knee contusion/bone bruise (knee) · NOP

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Lineups

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Playing time

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Rest

NOP also played the day before this game.

Bookmakers

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When a player is out, that player's lines are removed: in our past results this helped. Guessing which teammates benefit was also tested and lost money, so nothing else on this page is adjusted for it.

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What happened

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Head to head

NOP vs HOU · last 26 games · HOU leads · NOP record 12–14 · average score 115.2–114.7 · NOP has won by 0.5 on average

Team results are background only; they say nothing about any single player's line.

29 Mar · HOU 134 at NOP 102NOP lost

13 Mar · NOP 105 at HOU 107NOP lost

What each defense gives up per game

HOU gives up105.9 points · 39.1 rebounds · 23.4 assists · 29.8% from three-point range

NOP gives up120.1 points · 43.1 rebounds · 28.1 assists · 32.7% from three-point range

Defense by position

How much this is worth

Defense-by-position numbers are mostly random from season to season; shown for context only. We tested it: a team's defense-by-position numbers from one half of the season do not predict the other half, so treat them as noise.

HOU gives up 105.9 points a game · 4th of 30 · league average 113.5−7.7 vs average

NOP gives up 120.1 points a game · 25th of 30 · league average 113.5+6.6 vs average

How the game odds moved

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Data log (technical)

Technical detail for auditing; the plain version is above. Internal ids and formula names print here only.

Line-shopping measurement: project_conditional_minutes_refuted

Defense-by-position measurement: split-half reliability r = -0.033 across 12 cells (7 of 12 negative) against a shuffle null of 0.000; a placebo using the wrong position family reproduced the effect to within 0.12pp · project_dvp_blowout_gate_refuted · 2026-08-26

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