The New Orleans Pelicans (18-12) will try to break a four-game losing skid when hosting the San Antonio Spurs (10-20) on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at Smoothie King Center. This matchup is at 8:00 PM ET on BSNO and BSSW.
The Pelicans head into their matchup against the Spurs as a 10-point favorite. The point total for the game is set at 230.5.
Pelicans vs. Spurs Betting Odds
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- Spread: New Orleans -10
- Total: 230.5
- Moneyline: New Orleans -490, San Antonio +390
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Spurs at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (- 10)
- Pick OU:
Under (230.5)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 122 – Spurs 107
- New Orleans has been chosen as the favorite in 20 games this year and has walked away with the win 13 times (65%) in those games.
- New Orleans has yet to lose in four games when named as at least a -490 moneyline favorite.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies New Orleans has a 83.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- San Antonio has put together a 9-19 record in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 32.1% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +390 or longer, San Antonio has a record of 2-1 (66.7%).
- San Antonio has a 20.4% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The 117.3 points per game the Pelicans average are only 2.2 fewer points than the Spurs give up (119.5).
- New Orleans has a 9-4 record against the spread and a 9-4 record overall when putting up more than 119.5 points.
- When San Antonio allows fewer than 117.3 points, it is 10-4 against the spread and 8-6 overall.
- The Spurs put up an average of 110.3 points per game, only 2.2 fewer points than the 112.5 the Pelicans allow to opponents.
- When it scores more than 112.5 points, San Antonio is 8-2 against the spread and 7-3 overall.
- New Orleans’ record is 10-4 against the spread and 13-1 overall when it gives up fewer than 110.3 points.
- The Pelicans are the league’s third-ranked scoring team (117.3 PPG), while the Spurs allow the most points per game (119.5) in NBA action.
- San Antonio’s squad is currently the 26th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (110.3 PPG), while New Orleans’ team is 14th in points allowed per game (112.5).
- The Pelicans have totaled 145 more points than their opponents this season (4.8 per game on average), while the Spurs have been out-scored by 276 total points (9.2 per game average differential).