San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/12/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, February 12, 2022

Venue:  Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA

Where to Watch:  BSNO

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Spurs +5, Pelicans -5; Over/Under:  224.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Spurs +4.5, Pelicans -4.5; Over/Under:  224.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Spurs +4.5, Pelicans -4.5; Over/Under:  224.5 points

 

San Antonio Spurs:  20-35 (4th place, Southwest Division)

New Orleans Pelicans:  22-33 (3rd place, Southwest Division)

 

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San Antonio Spurs:  3-7 last 10

New Orleans Pelicans:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Spurs are coming into this game with a 20-35 record overall and they are 9-17 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Houston Rockets while their 4 losses in that span came against the Phoenix Suns, the Golden State Warriors, the Miami Heat, and the Cleveland Cavaliers in their last game. They still have a game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Saturday night. In their game against the Cavaliers, Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell off the bench both led the team in points in that game with 18 each while Derrick White was next on the team with 17 points. Dejounte Murray led the team in assists in that game with 9 while Jakob Poeltl led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 38.4% from the field, 24.2% from 3-point range, and 72.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 111.1 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 111.4 PPG against them. The Spurs have an ATS record of 28-27 this season and their O/U record is 28-25-2.

 

 

The Pelicans are coming into this game with a 22-33 record overall and they are 12-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 4 game winning streak that they were on. Their 4 wins in that span were against the Detroit Pistons, the Denver Nuggets, the Houston Rockets, and the Rockets again while their loss came against the Miami Heat in their last game. Jose Alvarado led the team in points in that game off the bench with 17 while Jonas Valančiūnas and Devonte' Graham were both next on the team with 16 points each. CJ McCollum led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Valančiūnas and Gary Clark both led the team in rebounds with 9 each. They were 42.4% from the field, 26.8% from 3-point range, and 87.5% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 105.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 109.1 PPG against them. The Pelicans have an ATS record of 27-27-1 this season and their O/U record is 22-33.

 

 

The Spurs are coming into this game off of a loss in their last game but they have also lost 4 of their last 5 games as well. Their last 2 losses were both by double digits and they had a win in between those 2 losses but that win was against the Rockets who sit at the bottom of the Western Conference right now. They are going up against a Pelicans team that just had their 4 game winning streak snapped by a loss in their last game. They lost that game to the Heat but they have been playing very well recently and they should be able to bounce back here and get another win against a team that they are a lot better than. The Pelicans still have a chance to make the playoffs and they are motivated to try and win every game just to get to the postseason and give themselves a chance. They have also made some moves before the trade deadline passed, picking up CJ McCollum from the Trail Blazers to help out with their offense. The Pelicans have already been playing well recently but now they have added some pieces to help improve their strength and they should be even better once the players have played together a little and start to gel. The Pelicans are built better here and they should win this game at home but this could be a closer game.

 

Spurs Pelicans Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, February 12, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Pelicans 114 Spurs 105.

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San Antonio Spurs: 21-13 ATS vs. division opponents. 15-5 UNDER as a road underdog. 17-8 UNDER in road games. 

New Orleans Pelicans: 11-16 ATS after scoring 100 points or less. 32-22 UNDER in all games. 14-7 UNDER after a loss by 10 points or more.

 

 

San Antonio Spurs:  T. Satoransky (SG) Out Fri - Trade. T. Jones (PG) Ques Fri - Teeth injury.

New Orleans Pelicans:  L. Nance Jr. (SF) Late March - Knee injury. K. Lewis Jr. (PG) out for season - Knee injury. W. Hernangomez (C) Out indefinitely - Illness. Z. Williamson (PF) Out indefinitely - Foot injury.

 

 

 

"They're good. They're big. They play hard. Garland is an All-Star for a reason. They play their roles well and they know their team." - Derrick White on their loss against the Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

 

 

"Today, the whole day was kind of difficult. We lose some great players and some really good guys." - Brandon Ingram on his team’s trades after a win against the Rockets on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

PG     Dejounte Murray

SG     Devin Vassell

SF     Doug McDermott

PF    Keldon Johnson

C     Jakob Poeltl

 

PG     Devonte' Graham

SG     CJ McCollum

SF     Brandon Ingram

PF     Herbert Jones

C     Jonas Valanciunas

 

 

PPG: D. Murray (19.5)

APG: D. Murray (9.2)

Reb/G: J. Poeltl (9)

 

PPG: B. Ingram (22.7)

APG: B. Ingram (5.3)

Reb/G: J. Valanciunas (11.6)

 

Coaches:

San Antonio Spurs: Gregg Popovich (26th season)

New Orleans Pelicans: Willie Green (1st season)