New Orleans Pelicans vs. San Antonio Spurs odds, tips and betting trends | 2/2/2024
New Orleans Pelicans vs. San Antonio Spurs odds, tips and betting trends | 2/2/2024

Southwest Division foes meet when the New Orleans Pelicans (27-21) travel to face the San Antonio Spurs (10-38) at Frost Bank Center, beginning at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, February 2, 2024. It’s the third matchup between the squads this season.

The Pelicans head into their game against the Spurs as a 7-point favorite. The game’s point total is set at 236.5.

Pelicans vs. Spurs Betting Odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 7:29 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Spread: New Orleans -7
  • Total: 236.5
  • Moneyline: New Orleans -281, San Antonio +230

Pelicans at Spurs odds, spread, & more

  • Pick ATS: Pelicans (- 7)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (236.5)

  • Prediction:
    Pelicans 120 – Spurs 111
  • New Orleans has come away with 14 wins in the 24 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
  • This year, New Orleans has won five of seven games when listed as at least -281 or better on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies New Orleans has a 73.8% chance of walking away with the win.
  • San Antonio has won six of the 43 games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (14%).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +230 or longer, San Antonio has gone 2-24 (7.7%).
  • San Antonio has a 30.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • The Pelicans put up only 4.6 fewer points per game (116.5) than the Spurs give up (121.1).
  • New Orleans is 13-1 against the spread and 13-1 overall when scoring more than 121.1 points.
  • When it scores more than 112.9 points, San Antonio is 18-10 against the spread and 10-18 overall.
  • New Orleans’ record is 20-6-1 against the spread and 22-5 overall when it gives up fewer than 112.6 points.
  • The Pelicans are at the 13th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (116.5 PPG), while the Spurs allow the 26th-fewest points per game (121.1) in the league.
  • The 23rd-ranked scoring NBA team (112.6 PPG) is San Antonio, while the New Orleans squad ranks 14th in the league defensively (112.9 PPG).
  • The Pelicans have out-scored their opponents by a total of 175 points this season (3.6 points per game on average), and opponents of the Spurs have out-scored them by 409 more points on the year (8.5 per game).

Over/Under

  • New Orleans has an average implied point total of 117.6 this season, which is 4.4 points lower than its implied total in Friday’s game (122).
  • So far this season, New Orleans has scored more than 122 points in 14 games.
  • The 120.8-point average implied total on the season for San Antonio is 5.8 more points than the team’s 115-point implied total in this matchup.

How to watch Pelicans vs. Spurs

  • Game Day: Friday, February 2, 2024
  • Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: BSSW and BSNO
  • Location: San Antonio, Texas
  • Arena: Frost Bank Center
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
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