Pelicans vs. Spurs betting: NBA preview for February 25

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Southwest Division opponents meet when the New Orleans Pelicans (14-43) host the San Antonio Spurs (24-31) at Smoothie King Center, tipping off at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. The Spurs are 3-point underdogs in the game, the third matchup between the teams this season. The matchup has an over/under set at 239.5 points.

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Pelicans Cover -3 vs Spurs -108

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Pelicans vs. Spurs betting lines

  • Pelicans odds to win: -146
  • Spurs odds to win: +122
  • Spread: Pelicans (-3)
  • Total: 239.5
  • TV Channel: FOX
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • New Orleans is 10-19 in home contests with a 15-13-1 record against the spread at home.
  • New Orleans has gone 3-1 ATS at home this season when playing as 3-point favorites or more.
  • The Pelicans have hit the over in 18 of their 29 home games this season with a set over/under (62.1%).
  • Recent performance seems to go against New Orleans to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 226.6 points per contest this season.

Pelicans Recent Trends

  • The Pelicans have covered the spread four times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 2-8 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Pelicans’ last 10 contests saw six hit the over.
  • The Pelicans’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 237.0 points scored. That’s 2.5 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Pelicans’ per-game scoring average during their last 10 games is 6.6 points higher than their season-long average.

Pelicans Betting Records

  • The Pelicans have won 50% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (8-8).
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -146 or shorter, New Orleans has a record of 6-2 (75% win percentage).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Pelicans’ implied win probability is 59.3%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (24th in NBA) 48 (28th) 43.4 (23rd) 46.7 (28th) 25.3 (19th) 13.6 (16th)

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Spurs Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Spurs have covered the spread 12 times on the road and are 10-17 in road contests.
  • This season, the Spurs are 1-5 ATS on the road as 3-point underdogs or more.
  • The Spurs have gone over a set point total in a road game 15 times this year.
  • Recent performance seems to go against the Spurs to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 226.6 points per contest this season.

Spurs Recent Trends

  • The Spurs have a 3-7 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread three times in those games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Spurs games have surpassed the set total four times.
  • The past 10 Spurs games averaged 5.5 fewer points (234.0) than this matchup’s point total.
  • During the last 10 games, the Spurs are scoring 112.5 points per game compared to their 112.7 season average.

Spurs Betting Records

  • San Antonio has won 11, or 29.7%, of the 37 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • This season, the Spurs have won seven of their 26 games, or 26.9%, when they’re the underdog by at least +122 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Spurs based on the moneyline is 45.0%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46 (18th in NBA) 46.5 (16th) 44.7 (13th) 46.5 (27th) 28.9 (fourth) 13.5 (14th)
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