Southwest Division opponents square off when the New Orleans Pelicans (13-43) host the San Antonio Spurs (24-30) at Smoothie King Center, beginning 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.

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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 Spurs have a 24-30-0 ATS record this season compared to the 23-33-0 mark from the Pelicans.
• San Antonio covers the spread when it is a 1.5-point underdog or more 44.4% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as a favorite of 1.5 or more (33.3%).
• When it comes to topping the over/under in 2024-25, San Antonio and its opponents aren’t as successful (55.6% of the time) as New Orleans and its opponents (57.1%).
• The Pelicans have a .467 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (7-8) this season, better than the .306 winning percentage for the Spurs as a moneyline underdog (11-25).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans’ offense, which ranks 23rd in the league with 110.4 points per game, has performed better than their fourth-worst defense (119.3 points allowed per game).
• New Orleans ranks 24th in the NBA with 42.9 rebounds per contest, but it is allowing 46.7 rebounds per game, which ranks third-worst in the league.
• The Pelicans are delivering 25.3 assists per game, which ranks them 19th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• New Orleans is averaging 13.6 turnovers per game (17th-ranked in NBA) this year, while forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest (15th-ranked).
• The Pelicans rank 25th in the NBA with 12.3 threes per game so far this year. Meanwhile, they rank 21st with a 34.9% shooting percentage from beyond the arc.

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Spurs Performance Insights

• The Spurs score 113 points per game and give up 114.5, making them 16th in the NBA offensively and 19th on defense.
• In 2024-25, San Antonio is 13th in the NBA in rebounds (44.7 per game) and fourth-worst in rebounds conceded (46.1).
• This season the Spurs are fifth-best in the league in assists at 28.9 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, San Antonio is 17th in the NBA in committing them (13.6 per game). It is 21st in forcing them (12.8 per game).
• The Spurs make 13.8 3-pointers per game and shoot 35% from beyond the arc, ranking 12th and 19th, respectively, in the league.

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