San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 2/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The San Antonio Spurs (24-29) are on their way to Smoothie King Center on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the New Orleans Pelicans (13-42).

The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and went home with a win by a final score of 120-109 in their last contest. San Antonio ended the contest having earned a 47.3% field goal percentage (44 of 93) and converted 15 of their 41 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Spurs converted 17 of 22 tries for a rate of 77.3%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 44 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 30 assists for this contest while creating 18 turnovers and earning 13 steals. When talking about defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 46.9% from the floor on 38 out of 81 shooting. Phoenix recorded 28 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Phoenix collected 39 rebounds (5 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 85.0% when shooting free throws by converting 17 of their 20 attempts. They also converted 16 out of their 44 shots from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Spurs ended up walking away with 20 and the Suns recorded 21 fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is one player who played a role for the contest. Fox ended up shooting 42.1% from the field and dished out 7 assists. He played for 37 mins and grabbed 9 boards. He left the arena with 26 points on 8 out of 19 shooting.

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San Antonio will play this game with a record of 24-29 so far this season. They average 113.1 pts per contest (15th in basketball) while hitting 46.1% from the field. The Spurs are hitting 35.0% on 3-pointers (733 of 2,094) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Antonio is collecting 44.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,532 assists this season, which has them ranked 9th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.1 fouls. They are conceding 35.9% on 3-point shots while they are 18th in the league in points per game allowed (114.3). The Spurs defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.4% (2,289 of 4,928) and they surrender 46.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 10th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,412 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans took home the win by a final score of 140-133 against the Kings. The Pelicans recorded 38 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 45 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Kings were called for 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 34 tries. They were able to convert 27 of those for a percentage of 79.4%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, New Orleans made 21 of their 50 attempts (42.0%). Overall, the Pelicans ended up going 46 out of 92 from the floor which had them at 50.0%. The Pelicans allowed the Kings to convert 49 of their 112 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.8% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 36.2% from beyond the arc by hitting 17 out of 47 and finished the game at 18 out of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). When discussing attacking the glass, New Orleans allowed Sacramento to snag 58 in total (21 offensive).

CJ McCollum ended up being a major contributor for the Pelicans in the matchup. He buried 16 of 25 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 64.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. McCollum recorded 43 points in his 41 mins on the court and earned 2 dimes in the matchup.

New Orleans has a record of 13-42 on the season. The Pelicans are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per game and they hit 76.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.3 times per game (20th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per game. New Orleans has accounted for 6,082 points this season (110.6 per contest) and they grab 42.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Pelicans are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which is 24th in the league.

The Pelicans defensively are ranked 28th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 119.4. They are able to force 14.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (29th in basketball). The New Orleans defense surrenders 36.7% from downtown (797 of 2,172) and their opponents are converting on 79.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 28.7 assists and 46.7 total boards per game, which has them ranked 27th and 28th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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