Pelicans vs. Spurs Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 23
Published 9:17 pm Saturday, February 22, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (13-43) are at home in Southwest Division action against the San Antonio Spurs (24-30) on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The Pelicans are 1.5-point favorites in the game, the second matchup between the squads this season.
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Pelicans vs. Spurs Game Info & Odds
- Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSW
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Venue: Smoothie King Center
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Pelicans vs. Spurs Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Spurs 116 – Pelicans 113
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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Spurs
- Pick ATS: Spurs (+ 1.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Spurs (-3.1)
- Pick OU:
Under (239.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 228.7
- The Pelicans (23-33-0 ATS) have covered the spread 41.1% of the time, 3.3% less often than the Spurs (24-30-0) this year.
- New Orleans (5-10) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 1.5 points or more this season (33.3%) than San Antonio (16-20) does as a 1.5+-point underdog (44.4%).
- San Antonio and its opponents have eclipsed the total 55.6% of the time this season (30 out of 54). That’s less often than New Orleans and its opponents have (32 out of 56).
- As a moneyline underdog this season, the Spurs are 11-25, while the Pelicans are 7-8 as moneyline favorites.
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- The Pelicans’ defense ranks fourth-worst in the NBA with 119.3 points allowed per contest, but their offense has been more consistent, averaging 110.4 points per game (23rd-ranked in league).
- New Orleans, who ranks 24th in the league with 42.9 boards per game, is allowing 46.7 rebounds per contest, which is third-worst in the NBA.
- The Pelicans are putting up 25.3 assists per game, which ranks them 19th in the NBA in 2024-25.
- So far this year, New Orleans is committing 13.6 turnovers per game (17th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest (15th-ranked).
- The Pelicans are draining 12.3 threes per game (25th-ranked in NBA) this season, while sporting a 34.9% three-point percentage (21st-ranked).
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Spurs Performance Insights
- The Spurs are 16th in the NBA in points scored (113 per game) and 19th in points allowed (114.5).
- In 2024-25, San Antonio is 13th in the NBA in rebounds (44.7 per game) and fourth-worst in rebounds allowed (46.1).
- This season the Spurs are fifth-best in the league in assists at 28.9 per game.
- In 2024-25, San Antonio is 17th in the NBA in turnovers committed (13.6 per game) and 21st in turnovers forced (12.8).
- In 2024-25, the Spurs are 12th in the league in 3-point makes (13.8 per game) and 19th in 3-point percentage (35%).
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