The Phoenix Suns (12-8) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (4-18) after losing three straight road games. The Suns are favored by only 1.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, December 5, 2024.

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Suns vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and AZFamily
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Suns vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Suns 115 – Pelicans 107

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Spread & Total Prediction for Suns vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Suns (- 1.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Suns (-8.0)
• Pick OU:

  Over (220.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 222.5

• The Suns (8-12-0 ATS) have covered the spread 40% of the time, 8.2% more often than the Pelicans (7-15-0) this year.
• When the spread is set as 1.5 or more this season, Phoenix (5-6) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (45.5%) than New Orleans (6-9) does as the underdog (40%).
• When it comes to going over the total in 2024-25, New Orleans and its opponents don’t do it as often (45.5% of the time) as Phoenix and its opponents (55%).
• The Suns have a .900 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (9-1) this season, better than the .133 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (2-13).

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Suns Performance Insights

• With 112.7 points per game on offense, the Suns rank 16th in the NBA. Defensively, they surrender 112.9 points per contest, which ranks 16th in the league.
• So far this year, Phoenix is pulling down 43.5 rebounds per game (15th-ranked in NBA) and giving up 44.2 rebounds per contest (18th-ranked).
• The Suns are delivering 26.6 dimes per game, which ranks them 11th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Phoenix ranks eighth in the NBA at 13.0 turnovers per contest, but it is forcing 12.1 turnovers per game, which ranks third-worst in the league.
• The Suns are making 14.9 threes per game (ninth-ranked in NBA) this season, while sporting a 37.5% three-point percentage (ninth-ranked).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• On offense, the Pelicans are the worst squad in the league (103.3 points per game). On defense, they are 23rd (116.0 points conceded per game).
• On the glass, New Orleans is 17th in the league in rebounds (43.4 per game). It is 24th in rebounds allowed (45.2 per game).
• This season the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the league in assists at 23.7 per game.
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 18th in the league in turnovers committed (14.4 per game) and 19th in turnovers forced (13.5).
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are worst in the league in 3-pointers made per game (10.6). And they are third-worst in 3-point percentage at 32.5%.

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