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The San Antonio Spurs (18-58) and New Orleans Pelicans (45-31) meet Friday with tip-off from Smoothie King Center set for 8 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Spurs vs. Pelicans odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Season series: New Orleans leads 3-0
San Antonio Spurs lost 110-105 to the Denver Nuggets Tuesday, covering as a 15.5-point road underdog. The Spurs outrebounded Denver 59-52, but were not able to overcome C Nikola Jokic and his 42 points and 16 rebounds. San Antonio has lost back-to-back games after winning 3 straight, but is 5-0 against the spread (ATS) in its last 5 games.
New Orleans was beaten 117-108 by the Orlando Magic Wednesday while failing to cover as a 4.5-point home favorite. G CJ McCollum scored 36 points, but that wasn’t enough to overcome the Magic shooting 51.2% from the field and 40.6% from long range. The Pelicans have lost 3 consecutive games straight up and ATS.
Spurs at Pelicans odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:02 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Spurs +530 (bet $100 to win $530) | Pelicans -750 (bet $750 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Spurs +11.5 (-110) | Pelicans -11.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 220.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Spurs at Pelicans key injuries
Spurs
- F Keldon Johnson (foot) questionable
- F Jeremy Sochan (ankle) out
- G Devin Vassell (foot) out
Pelicans
- G Jose Alvarado (oblique) out
- F Brandon Ingram (knee) out
- F Zion Williamson (finger) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Spurs at Pelicans picks and predictions
Prediction
Pelicans 110, Spurs 107
Moneyline
PASS.
The Pelicans (-750) should pick up the win, but they are not worth the risk of betting on as such heavy favorites. Bet on the spread and/or total instead.
Against the spread
LEAN SPURS +11.5 (-110).
San Antonio has covered the spread in each of its last 5 games and is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 outings. New Orleans has failed to cover the spread in each of its last 3 games and is only 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games. The Spurs also covered in their last matchup vs. the Pelicans.
This is only a lean because the Pelicans are a dominant 8-2 ATS in their last 10 matchups vs. the Spurs.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 220.5 (-110).
The Under has hit in 3 of the last 4 Spurs-Pelicans meetings and is also 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in New Orleans. The Under also hit in San Antonio’s last outing and has hit in 2 of New Orleans’ last 4.
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