Spurs vs. Pelicans Odds & Betting Predictions - February 24, 2025

The New Orleans native has a 30 ball for the Pelicans tonight

One spot to always look for in these NBA matchups, particularly in the later half of the season is rest day. These teams are gearing up for the playoffs or lacing back and padding their stats. The spurs come into this matchup in their third game in four nights, a spot that is one you always want to look to bet against. Not only that but we obviously heard the Wembanyama news - which is that’s he is out for the season. While this lowers expectations for this team drastically, it also just puts the team on more average time played per game which goes back to the third game in four nights fade. Biyombo and mamukelashvilli will be filling Wemby’s role and they have not done a great job on either the offense side or defensive end. The pelicans have some large bodies and should dominate the paint without the would have been DPOY being in the court. The spurs may have beat the suns but their scoring from players has been too sporadic. I cannot see Kelvin Johnson going 11-13 again as he did vs the pistons. This offense just can’t function without Wemby, that can’t defend without Wemby, and I will be fading this team for the remainder of the year. They’re also 9-16 on the road, and that was with their best player. The pelicans are a much better home team and actually have a small revenge scenario against the spurs as they lost but covered early in December at San Antonio. They lost by just 5 without Zion. He’s looked great in games off rest and there’s no Wemby to clog the paint. This line seems short and I have this at -3.5.