Spurs vs. Pelicans Predictions, Best Bets and Odds – Sunday, December 8, 2024

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The New Orleans Pelicans (5-19) are 7-point underdogs as they look to break an 11-game road losing streak when they take on the San Antonio Spurs (11-12) on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Frost Bank Center. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSW. The matchup’s point total is set at 222.5.

Our computer predictions for Sunday’s game will help you place an informed wager by picking the best bets available.

How to Bet on Spurs vs. Pelicans

Pick the Spurs (-7) to Cover

  • Against the spread, the Spurs are 11-12-0 this year.
  • The Pelicans are 8-16-0 against the spread this year.
  • This season, the Spurs are winless ATS when entering a game as a favorite of 7 points or more.
  • So far this season, the Pelicans have been installed as underdogs by a 7-point margin or more 11 times and are 4-7 ATS in those games.
  • The Spurs have played 10 games with over 222.5 points scored, their current matchup’s point total, this season.
  • The Pelicans have played in 13 games this season (54.2% of opportunities) in which the teams combined to score more than 222.5 points.
  • The two teams average a combined 7.0 fewer points per game, 215.5, than this matchup’s total of 222.5 points.
  • The Spurs and the Pelicans have seen their opponents average a combined 7.0 more points per game than the point total of 222.5 set for this game.
  • The Spurs’ average point total in matchups this year is 224.0, 1.5 points higher than the over/under in this game.
  • The average point total for the Pelicans this season is 0.5 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
  • Back the Spurs on the Moneyline (-290)

  • The Spurs have come away with five wins in the seven contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
  • The Pelicans have been the underdog on the moneyline 18 total times this season. They’ve gone 3-15 in those games.
  • The Spurs have played as a favorite of -290 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
  • The Pelicans have not yet won a game when it entered play as a moneyline underdog with odds of +225 or longer in 11 chances.
  • The Spurs have an implied victory probability of 74.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Pelicans’ implied win probability is 30.8%.
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