Suns vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 28
Published 6:16 am Friday, February 28, 2025
The Phoenix Suns (27-32) will attempt to break a three-game win streak when they host the New Orleans Pelicans (16-43) on Friday, February 28, 2025 at Footprint Center as 6.5-point favorites. The game airs at 9 p.m. ET on AZFamily and Gulf Coast Sports.
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Suns vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds
- Date: Friday, February 28, 2025
- Time: 9 p.m. ET
- How to watch on TV: AZFamily and Gulf Coast Sports
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Venue: Footprint Center
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Suns vs. Pelicans Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Suns 118 – Pelicans 111
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Spread & Total Prediction for Suns vs. Pelicans
- Pick ATS: Suns (- 6.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Suns (-7.2)
- Pick OU:
Under (235.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 229.6
- The Pelicans (26-33-0 ATS) have covered the spread 35.6% of the time, 8.5% more often than the Suns (21-38-0) this year.
- Phoenix covers the spread when it is a 6.5-point favorite or more 40% of the time. That’s less often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 6.5 or more (40.6%).
- New Orleans and its opponents have gone over the over/under 55.9% of the time this season (33 out of 59). That’s more often than Phoenix and its opponents have (30 out of 59).
- As a moneyline favorite this season, the Suns are 21-14, a better mark than the Pelicans have put up (7-35) as moneyline underdogs.
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Suns Performance Insights
- The Suns are 14th in the NBA with 113.8 points per game this year. At the other end, they rank 22nd with 116.1 points allowed per contest.
- Phoenix is grabbing 42.7 boards per game (25th-ranked in NBA) this season, while allowing 45.6 rebounds per contest (24th-ranked).
- The Suns rank 10th in the NBA with 27.6 dimes per contest.
- Phoenix ranks second-worst in the NBA with 11.7 forced turnovers per game. Meanwhile, it is averaging 13.2 turnovers per game (13th-ranked in league).
- With a 37.6% three-point percentage this season, the Suns rank fourth-best in the NBA. They rank seventh in the league by draining 14.2 threes per contest.
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- On offense the Pelicans are the 22nd-ranked squad in the league (110.7 points per game). Defensively they are fifth-worst (118.6 points conceded per game).
- On the glass, New Orleans is 23rd in the league in rebounds (43.7 per game). It is fourth-worst in rebounds conceded (46.7 per game).
- At 25.3 assists per game, the Pelicans are 19th in the league.
- New Orleans is 17th in the league in turnovers per game (13.6) and 15th in turnovers forced (13.7).
- In 2024-25, the Pelicans are 24th in the league in 3-point makes (12.3 per game) and 22nd in 3-point percentage (34.7%).
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