Spurs vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 8

Published 6:17 am Sunday, December 8, 2024

The San Antonio Spurs (11-12) will try to break a three-game losing streak when they host the New Orleans Pelicans (5-19) on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Frost Bank Center as 4.5-point favorites. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSW.

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Spurs vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
  • 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: San Antonio, Texas
  • Venue: Frost Bank Center

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Spurs vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Spurs 117 – Pelicans 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Spurs vs. Pelicans

  • Pick ATS: Spurs (- 4.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Spurs (-10.8)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (226.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 222.5
  • The Spurs’ .478 ATS win percentage (11-12-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pelicans’ .333 mark (8-16-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
  • San Antonio hasn’t covered the spread as a 4.5-point favorite or more this season, while New Orleans covers as an underdog of 4.5 or more 38.5% of the time.
  • San Antonio’s games have gone over the total 52.2% of the time this season (12 out of 23), which is more often than New Orleans’ games have (12 out of 24).
  • As a moneyline favorite this year, the Spurs are 5-2, while the Pelicans are 3-14 as moneyline underdogs.

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Spurs Performance Insights

  • On offense, the Spurs are putting up 111.0 points per game (19th-ranked in league). They are allowing 113.0 points per contest on defense (15th-ranked).
  • This year, San Antonio is grabbing 44.3 boards per game (13th-ranked in NBA) and allowing 44.3 rebounds per contest (18th-ranked).
  • The Spurs are dishing out 28.0 assists per game, which ranks them eighth in the NBA in 2024-25.
  • San Antonio is 17th in the NBA with 14.3 turnovers per game so far this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 21st with 13.3 forced turnovers per game.
  • With 13.9 threes per game, the Spurs rank 12th in the NBA. They own a 34.7% shooting percentage from beyond the arc, which ranks 19th in the league.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

  • Offensively, the Pelicans are the worst squad in the league (104.5 points per game). Defensively, they are 22nd (116.5 points allowed per game).
  • New Orleans is 21st in the league in rebounds per game (43.0) and 23rd in rebounds conceded (45.2).
  • The Pelicans are 25th in the league in assists (23.7 per game) in 2024-25.
  • New Orleans is 19th in the NBA in turnovers per game (14.5) and 17th in turnovers forced (13.8).
  • The Pelicans are the worst team in the NBA in 3-pointers made (10.8 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (32.7%).

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