San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans 3/21/2023 – On Tuesday night, the San Antonio Spurs will be locking horns with the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center for some basketball action. The San Antonio Spurs are 19-52 on the scoreboard and are ranked 14th in the Western Conference. The New Orleans Pelicans are slightly better off in the 12th position with an overall 34-37. The Spurs are hoping to build on their win against the Atlanta Falcons from their last game. But, the New Orleans Pelicans will be winning this game according to the latest NBA betting trends.
| When: | Tuesday, March 21, 8:00 PM ET |
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| Where: | Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA |
| TV: | Bally Sports NO |
| Stream: | NBA League Pass |
First stop: New Orleans 📍 pic.twitter.com/rsM41O39ZH
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) March 20, 2023
| Team | SP/RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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| Spurs | +11.0 (-110) | 235.5 o (-110) | +450 |  |
| Pelicans | -11.0 (-110) | 235.5 u (-110) | -600 | |
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San Antonio Spurs Betting
The San Antonio Spurs have won two games out of their last five played, the most recent victory coming against the Atlanta Falcons with a final score of 126-118. The Spurs are scoring an average of 112.60 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 46.68 percent. The San Antonio offense in this basketball season is being led by Keldon Johnson who is putting up an average of 21.8 points in each game. On defense, the Spurs are allowing opponents to score an average of 122.14 points in every game played.
"Everybody played big today. We just kept the faith that we knew we were going to come back, and that's what we did."
The team came together for a huge comeback win yesterday over the Hawks 👏 pic.twitter.com/96Ru5UfbWT
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) March 20, 2023
Players to watch: Keldon Johnson SF 60 GP 60 GS 32.8 MIN 21.8 PTS 0.9 OR 4.2 DR 5 REB 2.9 AST 0.7 STL 0.2 BLK 2.2 TO 2 PF 1.3 AST/TO, Devin Vassell SG 36 GP 30 GS 31.2 MIN 18.8 PTS 0.2 OR 3.6 DR 3.9 REB 3.6 AST 1.1 STL 0.4 BLK 1.5 TO 1.4 PF 2.4 AST/TO, Devonte’ Graham PG * 13 GP 6 GS 28.2 MIN 15.5 PTS 0.5 OR 2.3 DR 2.8 REB 4.6 AST 0.7 STL 0.4 BLK 1.3 TO 1.6 PF 3.5 AST/TO.
New Orleans Pelicans Betting
The New Orleans Pelicans were paired with the Houston Rockets last time out and managed to win the game with a score of 117-107. The Pelicans are putting up an average of 113.89 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 47.74 percent. The New Orleans offense in this season is being headed by CJ McCollum who is dunking an average of 21.1 points in each game, along with 6 helpers per matchup. Defense-wise, the Pelicans are allowing their opponents to score an average of 113.49 points in every game played.
26 points and 9 assists for B.I. last night. Pretty good 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/qvQ8g0heAq
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 20, 2023
Players to watch: Zion Williamson PF 29 GP 29 GS 33 MIN 26 PTS 2 OR 5 DR 7 REB 4.6 AST 1.1 STL 0.6 BLK 3.4 TO 2.2 PF 1.3 AST/TO, Brandon Ingram SF 34 GP 34 GS 33.2 MIN 23.2 PTS 0.4 OR 4.5 DR 4.9 REB 5 AST 0.7 STL 0.4 BLK 3.2 TO 2.6 PF 1.5 AST/TO, CJ McCollum SG 64 GP 64 GS 35.2 MIN 21.1 PTS 0.8 OR 3.6 DR 4.4 REB 6 AST 0.9 STL 0.5 BLK 2.6 TO 2 PF 2.3 AST/TO
San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans Betting Numbers
Trends
San Antonio Spurs
an Antonio are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio’s last 8 games.
San Antonio are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games.
San Antonio are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against New Orleans.
Spurs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against New Orleans.
San Antonio are 1-19 SU in their last 20 games on the road.
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Orleans’ last 10 games.
New Orleans are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans’ last 12 games against San Antonio.
New Orleans are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games at home.
New Orleans are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games when playing at home against San Antonio.
Injuries
San Antonio Spurs
Doug McDermott SF Is probable Tuesday vs New Orleans, Hip
Zach Collins PF Is OUT Tuesday vs New Orleans, Rest
Khem Birch PF Is out indefinitely, Eligibility
Devonte’ Graham PG Is questionable on Tuesday vs New Orleans, Quad
Tre Jones PG Is doubtful Tuesday vs New Orleans, Hamstring
Devin Vassell SG Is OUT Tuesday vs New Orleans, Rest
Charles Bassey C Is out for the season, Knee
Jeremy Sochan PF Is OUT Tuesday vs New Orleans, Knee
New Orleans Pelicans
Zion Williamson PF Is out indefinitely, Hamstring
Jose Alvarado PG Is out indefinitely, Tibia
E.J. Liddell PF Is out indefinitely, Knee
| 30-41-0 | Against the Spread | 32-39-0 |
| 41-29-1 | Straight Up | 35-36-0 |
| 112 | Points per Game | 113 |
| – | Points Allowed per Game | – |
| 46.8 | Offensive FG% | 47.8 |
| 74.3 | Offensive FT% | 78.5 |
| 34.8 | Offensive 3PT% | 35.6 |
| 50.4 | Defensive FG% | 47.5 |
| 77.6 | Defensive FT% | 78.5 |
| 39.2 | Defensive 3PT% | 34.0 |
San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans Betting Picks
The San Antonio Spurs have not had an impressive season so far and will struggle even more in this away game. The Pelicans will lead with their home advantage and their stronger team. The New Orleans Pelicans are favorites to win in this matchup as per the NBA betting Reddit. Sign up today to make your NBA betting prediction!
Moneyline: +450 is the ML set for the Spurs in this game and the ML set for the Pelicans is -600
Spread: A spread of +11.0 (-110) is out for the Spurs and a spread of -11.0 (-110) is out for the Pelicans.
TOTALs: 235.5 o (-110) will go over for the Spurs and the same will go under for the Pelicans.
Score Prediction: 120-112 Pelicans win.
