Pelicans vs. Suns Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Dec. 26

Pelicans vs. Suns Game Info

• Date: Friday, December 26, 2025
• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Venue: Smoothie King Center -- New Orleans, Louisiana
• Coverage: Gulf Coast Sports, Pelicans+, AZFamily, and Suns+

The New Orleans Pelicans (8-23) host the Phoenix Suns (16-13) after winning four straight home games. The Suns are favored by 5.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025. The matchup has an over/under of 241.5.

Pelicans vs. Suns Odds & Spread

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Pelicans vs. Suns Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Suns win (66.8%)

Pelicans vs. Suns Betting Trends

• The Suns have covered the spread 18 times this season (18-9-2).
• Against the spread, the Pelicans are 20-11-0 this season.
• This season, Suns games have hit the over 14 times out of 31 chances.
• Pelicans games this year have gone over the total in 19 of 31 opportunities (61.3%).
• Phoenix has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered 10 times in 15 opportunities at home, and it has covered eight times in 14 opportunities in road games.
• The Suns have hit the over on the over/under in five of 15 home games (33.3%). They've done better in road games, eclipsing the total in nine of 14 matchups (64.3%).
• In 2025-26 against the spread, New Orleans has a better winning percentage at home (.722, 13-5-0 record) than away (.538, 7-6-0).
• In 2025-26, a higher percentage of the Pelicans' games have finished above the over/under at home (72.2%, 13 of 18) than away (46.2%, six of 13).

Suns Leaders

• Devin Booker averages 25.4 points, 4.1 boards and 6.6 assists.
• Collin Gillespie averages 13.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists, shooting 43.7% from the floor and 41.5% from beyond the arc, with 2.8 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Mark Williams is averaging 12.8 points, 8 boards and 1.1 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.3 steals and 0.9 blocked shots.
• Dillon Brooks' numbers on the season are 21.8 points, 3.1 boards and 1.7 assists per contest, shooting 46.4% from the floor and 34.3% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.5 made treys.
• Royce O'Neale is averaging 10.4 points, 5.1 boards and 2.8 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.3 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.

Pelicans Leaders

• Per game, Trey Murphy III provides the Pelicans 20.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists. He also averages 1.7 steals (fourth in league) and 0.2 blocks.
• The Pelicans get 13.4 points per game from Derik Queen, plus 6.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
• Per game, Saddiq Bey gets the Pelicans 14.8 points, 6 rebounds and 2.2 assists, plus 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocks.
• The Pelicans get 14.8 points per game from Jeremiah Fears, plus 3.5 boards and 3.2 assists.
• Per game, Jose Alvarado gets the Pelicans 8.3 points, 2.8 boards and 3.2 assists, plus 1 steal and 0.1 blocks.

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