NBA Best Bets: Suns vs. Pelicans Picks for February 28
Published 5:39 am Friday, February 28, 2025
The Phoenix Suns (27-32) are 6.5-point underdogs as they look to turn around a three-game losing streak when they host the New Orleans Pelicans (16-43) on Friday, February 28, 2025 at Footprint Center. The matchup airs at 9 p.m. ET on AZFamily and Gulf Coast Sports.
Why don’t you check out the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Friday’s game, before you place a wager on this matchup?
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Suns vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Friday, February 28, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET
- Where: Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona
- TV: AZFamily and Gulf Coast Sports
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Suns vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Suns (- 6.5)
- Against the spread, Phoenix is 21-38-0 this year.
- New Orleans’ record against the spread is 26-33-0.
- The Suns’ ATS record as 6.5-point favorites or more is 6-9.
- Against the spread as 6.5-point underdogs or greater, the Pelicans are 13-19.
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Pick OU:
Under (235.5)
- The Suns and their opponents have gone over 235.5 combined points in 20 of 59 games this season.
- Pelicans games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 235.5 points in 23 of 59 outings.
- Phoenix has an average point total of 228.7 in its matchups this year, 6.8 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- New Orleans has had an average of 227.6 points scored in its games so far this season, 7.9 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
- The Pelicans are the NBA’s 18th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 12th-ranked Suns.
- The Suns are the league’s 24th-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 27th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Suns (-275)
- This season, the Suns have won 21 out of the 35 games, or 60%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in 42 games this year and have walked away with the win seven times (16.7%) in those games.
- This season, Phoenix has won 11 of its 12 games, or 91.7%, when favored by at least -275 on the moneyline.
- This season, New Orleans has come away with a win one time in 28 chances when named as an underdog of at least +220 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Suns have a 73.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
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