The Rockets are hot and they are defending extremely well. New Orleans is in a bad place. I’d lay 5 points in this game.

I'm headed out for the night or normally would wait for lineups. Zion is back but I'd really like to know if Herb Jones is playing for the Pels and if massively underrated Alperen Sengun will for Houston. That both are questionable as of now actually seems positive for the former and not the latter so we'll roll the dice.

Zion Williamson enters the day listed questionable because of a personal matter that forced him to miss the Pelicans’ last game. If he suits up, this is a great opportunity for him to rack up assists in bunches. He is a very good passer and the Pelicans will need him to do that even more with CJ McCollum (chest) out. The one game that Williamson appeared in after McCollum went down, he registered nine assists versus the Nuggets.