The San Antonio Spurs (11-12) host the New Orleans Pelicans (5-19) after losing three straight home games. The Spurs are favored by 4.5 points in the contest, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, December 8, 2024.

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Spurs vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSW
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: San Antonio, Texas
• Venue: Frost Bank Center

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Spurs vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Spurs 117 – Pelicans 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Spurs vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Spurs (- 4.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Spurs (-10.8)
• Pick OU:

  Under (226.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 222.5

• The Spurs’ .478 ATS win percentage (11-12-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pelicans’ .333 mark (8-16-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• San Antonio hasn’t covered the spread as a 4.5-point favorite or more this season, while New Orleans covers as an underdog of 4.5 or more 38.5% of the time.
• New Orleans and its opponents have gone over the total 50% of the time this season (12 out of 24). That’s less often than San Antonio and its opponents have (12 out of 23).
• The Spurs have a .714 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (5-2) this season, higher than the .176 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (3-14).

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Spurs Performance Insights

• The Spurs are 19th in the NBA with 111 points per game so far this year. At the other end of the court, they rank 15th with 113 points allowed per game.
• With 44.3 boards per game, San Antonio is 13th in the NBA. It allows 44.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks 18th in the league.
• The Spurs rank eighth in the NBA with 28 assists per game.
• San Antonio is 17th in the NBA with 14.3 turnovers per game this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 21st with 13.3 forced turnovers per game.
• The Spurs are making 13.9 treys per game (12th-ranked in league). They own a 34.7% shooting percentage (19th-ranked) from downtown.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Pelicans are the worst squad in the league (104.5 points per game). On defense, they are 22nd (116.5 points allowed per game).
• New Orleans collects 43 rebounds per game and give up 45.2 boards, ranking 21st and 23rd, respectively, in the league.
• This season the Pelicans are ranked 25th in the league in assists at 23.7 per game.
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 19th in the NBA in turnovers committed (14.5 per game) and 17th in turnovers forced (13.8).
• The Pelicans are the worst squad in the NBA in 3-pointers made (10.8 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (32.7%).

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