Zion Williamson will be out at least three weeks with a hamstring strain, and the New Orleans Pelicans forward won’t play against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. The Pelicans are 7-point favorites at home against the Rockets (DraftKings) after the Zion Williamson injury update.
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Williamson was injured Monday in the third quarter of a 120-11 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Pelicans have lost two in a row after a five-game winning streak.
“That was extremely difficult,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said of the injury, according to The Associated Press. “It was right at a pivotal moment during the game. We’ll do some imaging and look at him. Hopefully, he’ll be OK.”
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Williamson averaged 29.8 points per game in December and scored a career-high 43 against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec. 28. He is averaging 26.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists this season.
Williamson is +5000 to win NBA MVP and +10000 to win Most Improved Player (FanDuel). He has missed eight games this season after not playing at all last season because of a foot injury. He has missed 149 of a possible 263 games in his four-season NBA career.
The Pelicans (24-14) are the second choice to win the Southwest Division at +210, behind the Memphis Grizzlies at -190, and the fifth choice to win the Western Conference at +900.
New Orleans is +2000 to win the NBA championship.
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Williamson this season missed two games with a hip contusion, three games with a foot contusion, and three games because of health and safety protocols.
