The San Antonio Spurs (19-52) open a 4-game road trip on Tuesday starting with the New Orleans Pelicans (34-37), who open a 2-game homestand. Tip-off is 8 p.m. ET at Smoothie King Center.
The Spurs finished their homestand 3-3 with a 126-118 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday as 10-point underdogs. Theyare 5-5 since ending a 16-game losing streak.
The Pelicans split 2 road games against the Houston Rockets, beating them on Sunday 117-107 as 6-point favorites. They are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
The Pelicans have beaten the Spurs 3 times this season in 3 meetings by 19, 18 and 9 points.
Spurs at Pelicans odds
- Moneyline (ML): Spurs +550 (bet $100 to win $550) | Pelicans -800 (bet $800 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Spurs +12.5 (-108) | Pelicans -12.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 231.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
Spurs at Pelicans key injuries
Spurs
- C Charles Bassey (knee) out
- C Khem Birch (knee) out
- F Zach Collins (rest) out
- G Devonte’ Graham (quad) questionable
- G Tre Jones (hamstring) doubtful
- F Doug McDermott (hip) probable
- F Jeremy Sochan (knee) out
- G Devin Vassell (knee) out
Pelicans
- G Jose Alvarado (shin) out
- F E.J. Liddell (knee) out
- F Zion Williamson (hamstring) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Spurs at Pelicans picks and predictions
Prediction
Pelicans 124, Spurs 118
Moneyline
The Spurs are awful on the road. They’re 6-27 and any bet on them to win on the road is a Hail Mary, especially against a team like the Pelicans, who are 22-13 at home. But having to wager 8 times what you can win on the Pels? Nope.
PASS.
Against the spread
In the Pelicans’ last 16 games, they have 1 win by more than 12 points while only 1 of the Spurs’ last 5 losses has been by more than 12 points.
The Pelicans are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games after a win and after an ATS win. The Spurs are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Tuesday games.
This is just too many points to lay up on the Pelicans.
BET SPURS +12.5 (-105).
Over/Under
Two of the 3 meetings between the teams have had higher totals than Tuesday’s projection.
The Over is 10-2 in the Spurs’ last 12 games following a win while the Spurs’ last 4 games have all had totals higher than the Tuesday projection.
BET OVER 231.5 (-112).