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

Published 9:33 pm Saturday, February 22, 2025

Southwest Division foes meet when the San Antonio Spurs (24-30) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (13-43) at Smoothie King Center, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 23, 2025. The Pelicans are 1.5-point underdogs in the game, the second matchup between the squads 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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Spurs vs. Pelicans 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
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Spurs vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Spurs (- 1.5)

  • San Antonio’s record against the spread is 24-30-0.
  • New Orleans is 23-33-0 against the spread this season.
  • The Spurs have an ATS record of 8-10 as 1.5-point favorites or more.
  • Against the spread as 1.5-point underdogs or greater, the Pelicans are 18-23.

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Pick OU:

Under (239.5)

  • Spurs games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 239.5 points 14 times.
  • The Pelicans have played 14 games this season that ended with a combined score over 239.5 points.
  • The average total in San Antonio’s games this season is 226.4, 13.1 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
  • New Orleans’ games this season have had an average of 226.9 points, 12.6 fewer points than this game’s point total.
  • The Pelicans are the league’s 19th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 22nd-ranked Spurs.
  • The Pelicans have allowed the 28th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Spurs have given up the 11th-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Spurs (-105)

  • This season, the Spurs have won 13 out of the 18 games, or 72.2%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Pelicans have come away with six wins in the 41 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • This season, San Antonio has won 13 of its 18 games, or 72.2%, when favored by at least -105 on the moneyline.
  • This season, New Orleans has come away with a win six times in 41 chances when named as an underdog of at least -115 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Spurs, based on the moneyline, is 51.2%.

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