NBA Best Bets: Pelicans vs. Spurs Picks for February 23

Published 11:39 pm Saturday, February 22, 2025

Southwest Division opponents square off when the New Orleans Pelicans (13-43) host the San Antonio Spurs (24-30) at Smoothie King Center, tipping off at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 23, 2025. The Spurs are 1.5-point underdogs in the game, the second matchup between the teams this season.

Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Sunday’s game, before you make a wager on this contest?

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Pelicans vs. Spurs Game Info

  • When: Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSW
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Pelicans vs. Spurs Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Spurs (+ 1.5)

  • New Orleans is 23-33-0 against the spread this season.
  • San Antonio has 24 wins in 54 games against the spread this year.
  • As 1.5-point favorites or more, the Pelicans are 5-10 against the spread.
  • Against the spread as 1.5-point underdogs or more, the Spurs are 16-20.

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Pick OU:

Under (239.5)

  • Pelicans games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 239.5 points 14 times.
  • The Spurs have played 14 games this season that have gone over 239.5 combined points scored.
  • The average total in New Orleans’ matchups this year is 226.9, 12.6 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • San Antonio’s games this season have had an average of 226.4 points, 13.1 fewer points than this game’s point total.
  • The Pelicans are the 21st-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Spurs have scored the 23rd-most points.
  • The Pelicans are the league’s 27th-ranked scoring defense while the Spurs are the ninth-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Spurs (-102)

  • This season, the Pelicans have won seven out of the 15 games, or 46.7%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Spurs have been underdogs in 36 games this season and have come away with the win 11 times (30.6%) in those contests.
  • New Orleans has a record of 6-6, a 50% win rate, when it’s favored by -118 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • This year, San Antonio has won 11 of 36 games when listed as at least -102 or better on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.1% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.

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