Pelicans vs. Rockets Player Props | Jonas Valanciunas | Wednesday

Lester Mackay
Author Lester Mackay
Published: Jan 4, 2023
Brent Booher
Fact Checker Brent Booher
Updated: Jan 4, 2023

The New Orleans Pelicans host the Houston Rockets on Wednesday January 4th, 8:10pm ET at Smoothie King Center. The Houston Rockets are the underdog in the matchup, with a consensus moneyline of +230.

As favorite, the moneyline for the New Orleans Pelicans is -278. The Pelicans are a 7-point favorite. The over/under is set at 228.5 points.

In their first and only matchup this season on November 12, 2022, the Pelicans won by a score of 119-106.

Jonas Valanciunas Season Stats

  • Jonas Valanciunas averages 13.5 points, 1.8 assists, 9.4 rebounds, and 0.4 steals per contest.
  • Valanciunas’ points line for tonight’s matchup vs. Houston Rockets is set at 16.5 which is 3 more than his season average of 13.5.
  • Jonas Valanciunas is 29 of 37 in the Under Points market, winning 78.4% of the time.
  • Valanciunas’ assists line for tonight’s matchup vs. Houston Rockets is set at 2.5 which is 0.7 more than his season average of 1.8.
  • Jonas Valanciunas is 29 of 37 in the Under Assists market, winning 78.4% of the time.
  • Valanciunas’ rebounds line for tonight’s matchup vs. Houston Rockets is set at 10.5 which is 1.1 more than his season average of 9.4.
  • Jonas Valanciunas is 24 of 37 in the Under Rebounds market, winning 64.9% of the time.
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Jonas Valanciunas Notable Teammates

Name PTS REB AST 3PM 3PT % FG %
Jonas Valanciunas 13.5 9.4 1.8 0.7 36.2% 51.7%
Trey Murphy III 12.7 4.2 1.3 2.4 42.3% 48.2%
Herbert Jones 10.2 3.8 2.2 0.8 28.0% 42.5%
CJ McCollum 20.0 4.9 6.0 2.8 39.2% 42.2%

Jonas Valanciunas Stats vs. Houston

  • Valanciunas is averaging 8 points per game against the Rockets, 8.5 less than his point prop bet total for this game (16.5).
  • Valanciunas averages 4 rebounds per game against the Rockets. That is 6.5 less than his prop total (10.5) for this game.
  • Valanciunas averages 1 assists in matchups with the Rockets, 1.1 less than his prop bet total for this game.
  • Jonas Valanciunas has recorded three assists in four of the Pelicans’ last five games against the Rockets.

Houston Rockets Stat Rankings

Avg Per Game Rank
Points Scored 109.3 29
Points Allowed 115.7 19
Assists Allowed 25.5 19
Rebounds Allowed 41.8 5

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