Pelicans vs. Spurs Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for December 1

Pelicans vs. Spurs Game Info

• Date: Friday, December 1, 2023
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• Venue: Smoothie King Center -- New Orleans, Louisiana
• Coverage: BSNO and BSSW

The San Antonio Spurs (3-15) are heavy underdogs (by 13 points) to end a five-game road losing streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (10-9) on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET. The over/under in the matchup is set at 237.

Pelicans vs. Spurs Odds & Spread

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Pelicans vs. Spurs Prediction & Pick

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Pelicans vs. Spurs Betting Trends

• The Pelicans are 11-7-1 against the spread this season.
• Against the spread, the Spurs are 7-11-0 this year.
• Pelicans games have gone over the total eight times out of 18 chances this season.
• Spurs games this year have hit the over 13 times in 18 opportunities (72.2%).
• New Orleans sports a better record against the spread when playing at home (8-3-0) than it does on the road (3-4-1).
• The Pelicans have hit the over on the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (54.5%) than road tilts (25%).
• San Antonio has been better against the spread at home (4-6-0) than on the road (3-5-0) this year.
• Looking at the over/under, Spurs games have gone over more often at home (eight of 10, 80%) than away (five of eight, 62.5%).

Pelicans Leaders

• Brandon Ingram averages 24.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists.
• Zion Williamson is averaging 24.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
• Jonas Valanciunas' numbers on the season are 13.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest, shooting 55.2% from the field.
• Dyson Daniels' numbers on the season are 7.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per contest, shooting 41.1% from the floor.
• Jordan Hawkins' numbers on the season are 13.5 points, 4.1 boards and 2.0 assists per contest, shooting 39.6% from the floor and 37.1% from downtown, with an average of 2.8 made 3-pointers.

Spurs Leaders

• Per game, Keldon Johnson provides the Spurs 16.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. He also averages 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks.
• Zach Collins averages 13.9 points, 6.1 boards and 3.9 assists. He is also draining 50.5% of his shots from the floor and 27.8% from beyond the arc, with 1.1 triples per game.
• Jeremy Sochan averages 11.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists. He is draining 45.8% of his shots from the floor.
• The Spurs get 18.6 points per game from Devin Vassell, plus 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists.
• Per game, Tre Jones gets the Spurs 7.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.2 assists, plus 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks.

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