One of Wednesday night’s featured matchups in the NBA sends the New Orleans Pelicans on the road to face the San Antonio Spurs. Game time from the AT&T Center for this Southwest Division tilt set for 8:30 p.m.
New Orleans at San Antonio Game Overview
The Pelicans ran their current straight-up winning streak to six games while going 5-1 against the spread with Monday’s 125-116 victory against Phoenix as seven-point home favorites. New Orleans is now 34-26 on the year and tied for sixth place in the Western Conference standings. It will kick off this four-game road trip at 17-14 SU with a 19-12 record ATS on the road this season. The Pelicans have gone 5-2 both SU and ATS in their last seven games on the road.
A big part of this current run has been the elevated play of Anthony Davis. In the absence of an injured DeMarcus Cousins, he already leads the team in scoring with 28.2 points per game. Over his last six outings, Davis has scored at least 40 points in four of the games, and he has posted double-digit rebounds in all six games. He ended Monday’s game with 53 points and 18 rebounds. New Orleans is ranked fourth in the NBA in scoring with 111.9 PPG.
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It has been a bumpy ride for the Spurs over their past ten games at 4-6 SU (5-5 ATS). They ended their recent six-game road trip with a much-needed 110-94 victory against Cleveland as 4.5-point underdogs on Sunday to snap a straight-up four-game skid. The total stayed UNDER 213 points against the Cavaliers after going OVER in their previous six games. San Antonio has gone a solid 22-6 SU at home this season, but it is 3-4 SU and 2-5 ATS in its last seven home games.
In a complete team effort against Cleveland, all five San Antonio starters ended the game in double figures led by LaMarcus Aldridge’s 27 points. Danny Green added 22 points off the bench to help pace the win. The previous match was just the second time in the last nine games that the Spurs held an opposing team to fewer than 100 points. Their points-allowed average of 98.8 is ranked first in the NBA.
New Orleans at San Antonio Game Betting Trends
- –The Pelicans have covered in six of their last eight Wednesday games and they have gone 4-1 ATS in their previous five games coming off a SU win. The total has stayed UNDER in 11 of their last 16 division games.
- –The Spurs are 1-4 ATS in their last five division games, and they have failed to cover in their previous four games coming off a SU win. The total has gone OVER in their last six conference games.
- –Head-to-head in this Southwest tilt, the favorite has covered in the last four meetings, and the total has stayed UNDER in three of those four games.
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