Suns vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 28
Published 5:16 am Friday, February 28, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (16-43) are 6.5-point underdogs as they look to extend a three-game winning streak when they visit the Phoenix Suns (27-32) on Friday, February 28, 2025 at Footprint Center. The matchup airs at 9 p.m. ET on AZFamily and Gulf Coast Sports.
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Suns vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds
- Date: Friday, February 28, 2025
- Time: 9 p.m. ET
- How to watch on TV: AZFamily and Gulf Coast Sports
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Venue: Footprint Center
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Suns vs. Pelicans Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Suns 118 – Pelicans 111
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Spread & Total Prediction for Suns vs. Pelicans
- Pick ATS: Suns (- 6.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Suns (-7.2)
- Pick OU:
Under (235.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 229.6
- The Pelicans have put together a 26-33-0 ATS record this season compared to the 21-38-0 mark of the Suns.
- New Orleans covers the spread when it is a 6.5-point underdog or more 40.6% of the time. That’s more often than Phoenix covers as a favorite of 6.5 or more (40%).
- Phoenix’s games have gone over the total 50.8% of the time this season (30 out of 59), less often than New Orleans’ games have (33 out of 59).
- As a moneyline underdog this season, the Pelicans are 7-35, while the Suns are 21-14 as moneyline favorites.
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Suns Performance Insights
- With 113.8 points per game on offense, the Suns rank 14th in the NBA. Defensively, they give up 116.1 points per contest, which ranks 22nd in the league.
- Phoenix is pulling down 42.7 boards per game (25th-ranked in league). It is giving up 45.6 rebounds per contest (24th-ranked).
- The Suns are dishing out 27.6 assists per game, which ranks them 10th in the NBA in 2024-25.
- Phoenix ranks 13th in the NBA at 13.2 turnovers per contest, but it is forcing 11.7 turnovers per game, which ranks second-worst in the league.
- The Suns are making 14.2 treys per game this season (seventh-ranked in NBA), and they sport a 37.6% three-point percentage (fourth-best).
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- The Pelicans are 22nd in the NBA in points scored (110.7 per game) and fifth-worst in points conceded (118.6).
- In 2024-25, New Orleans is 23rd in the league in rebounds (43.7 per game) and fourth-worst in rebounds allowed (46.7).
- The Pelicans are 19th in the league in assists (25.3 per game) in 2024-25.
- With 13.6 turnovers committed per game and 13.7 turnovers forced, New Orleans is 17th and 15th in the NBA, respectively.
- The Pelicans are 24th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (12.3 per game) and 22nd in 3-point percentage (34.7%).
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