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2021 NBA Handicapping
(8-20) New Orleans Pelicans vs. San Antonio Spurs (9-16)
Date: Sunday, December 12th, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Venue: AT&T Center
NBA Moneyline Odds: Pelicans +110 | Spurs -133 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Pelicans +2.5 / Spurs -2.5
NBA Betting Total: 219.5
The New Orleans Pelicans will be on the road to take on the San Antonio Spurs. The tip-off is set for 7:00 ET from AT&T Center.
This is the second night of a back-to-back for the Spurs. We will see if they come and play better than they did on Saturday.
San Antonio started off as a 3 point favorite and that number is now down to 2.5. The total has gone from 216.5 to 219.5.
New Orleans Pelicans
Things have not gone so well for this Pelicans team so far this year. They have done a whole lot of losing.
This team has lost three of their last five games. They will look to make it a second win in a row when they take on the Spurs.
I cannot say that the struggles for this team are all that surprising. I do not think anyone had them being all that great of a team.
It has been a similar theme for this team for years now. It has been some time since they have been actually relevant in the league.
New Orleans beat the Detroit Pistons on Friday by a score of 109-93. There are not many teams that these guys are expected to beat, but Detroit is one of them.
Brandon Ingram was the leading scorer for them in the win over Detroit. He finished the day with 26 points and 5 assists. Josh Hart added in 14 points and 13 rebounds as well.
San Antonio Spurs
Man, this is certainly not the same Spurs team that we have become used to watching in past years. They simply are not a good team at the moment.
San Antonio comes into this matchup with a record of 9-16, which puts them in 12th place in the Western Conference. That is not going to cut it in the NBA.
This team just does not have the talent to compete with the very good teams in the league and it is hard to win ball games when you do not have the best players out there.
San Antonio lost to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday by a score of 127-112. That score does not surprise me all that much because Denver is a much better team than they are.
When you allow almost 130 points, it is hard to win ball games. If they do not get better on the defensive side, they will continue to be a bad basketball team.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Pelicans are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against the Spurs.
- The Pelicans are 7-13 SU in their last 20 games.
- The Spurs are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against New Orleans.
- The Spurs are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing as the favorite.
New Orleans Pelicans vs. San Antonio Spurs NBA Analysis:
I am interested to see how the Spurs come out in this game after playing pretty poorly in their last game.
Even though San Antonio has not been great this year, they have to figure out a way to beat the Pelicans on their home court. There really are no excuses not to.
One guy to watch out for in this game is Brandon Ingram. We all know he is a good player and has been stepping up even more with Zion being sidelined.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Pelicans ATS
The Pelicans may not be a great team, but they are often in the games they play. I would not be surprised if they make this game a close one.
Based on how they have been playing, I just do not trust laying the 2.5 with the Spurs. Even though it is not a very high number, I am not sold on them covering.
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