New Orleans Pelicans vs San Antonio Spurs NBA Betting Preview & Odds
Western Conference hoops and we will see the New Orleans Pelicans travel to AT&T Center to take on the San Antonio Spurs. Local TV will carry this game, which has a start time of 8:30 pm EST.
Current betting odds for this game have the have the Spurs listed as 19.5 point favorites, while the total has been set at 198.
Head-To-Head This Year: New Orleans won the first matchup 104-90 as a 7 point home dog… The Spurs won the 2nd meeting 110-97 as 12.5 point home favorites… The Spurs won the 3rd meeting 94-86 as 9.5 point road favorites.
The New Orleans Pelicans come in off a nice 99-91 home win over the Knicks, but still they are just 4-13 in their last 17 games and at 27-46 overall, including just 8-28 on the road they are just playing out the string on their way to getting another high draft pick. The Pelicans do have some nice young talent and will be a team to watch next year. This is a team that has been hit hard by injuries as they have lost Anthony Davis (24.3 ppg), Jrue Holiday (16.8 ppg), Ryan Anderson (17.0 ppg & 6.0 rpg) and Alonzo Gee (4.5 ppg) have all been put on the shelf for the remainder of the season. That leaves Tyreke Evans (15.2 ppg) and Tim Frazier (12.76), who has played just 7 games for the team since coming over from Portland, as the top scorers left for this team. Norris Cole (10.6 ppg) is listed as questionable for this one. Overall the Pelicans are 15th in the league in scoring, putting up 102.7 ppg, while also ranking 20th in shooting overall, 13th in 3-point shooting and 12th from the charity stripe. The defense has been very bad this year as they come in ranked 25th in points allowed, giving up 106.2 ppg, while also ranking 26th in defensive FG% overall and 23rd in 3-point defense. On the road the Pelicans have averaged 99.5 ppg on 43.4 shooting, while allowing just 106.2 ppg on 46.4% shooting
Trends: The Underdog is 4-1 ATS the last 5 in the series and the Pelicans are 6-1 ATS the last 7 in the series, but New Orleans is just 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games following a ATS win and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Over is 3-3 in their last 16 games following a straight up win, while the Under is 5-1-1 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
The Spurs played their last two games resting their starters and they went 1-1 in those games. Now they are back at full strength and will be looking to stay perfect at home, where they are 37-0 on the year. The Spurs still have a shot at getting the best record in the league, but it doesn’t look as if the Warriors are going to let up, so the Spurs are perfectly happy with having the 2nd seed in the West. Leading the Spurs is Kawhi Leonard, who averages 21.0 ppg and hits 46.2% from long range. Lamarcus Aldridge has had a strong first year the Spurs as he is 2nd on the team in scoring at 18.1 ppg, while leading them in rebounding at 8.6 rpg.Tony Parker is the only other player to average in double figures at 12.1 ppg, while hitting 41.3% of his shots from downtown. On offense the Spurs are 8th in the league in scoring, putting up 104.3 ppg, while also ranking 1st in shooting overall, 2nd from long range and 2nd from the charity stripe. Defense has been the name of the game for the Spurs this year as they check in at tops in the league in points allowed, giving up just 92.6 ppg, while also ranking 2nd in defensive FG% overall and 2nd in three point defense. At home the Spurs have averaged 106.0 ppg on 49.3% shooting, while allowing 90.8 ppg on 43.9% shooting in the process.
Trends: The Spurs are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 vs. the Southwest and 29-13 ATS in their last 42 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record, but just 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games following a straight up win and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game. The Over is 6-1-1 in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400, while the Under is 12-3 in their last 15 games following a straight up win.
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