The New Orleans Pelicans (4-18) are slight underdogs (by 1.5 points) to stop a three-game home losing streak when they host the Phoenix Suns (12-8) on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET.

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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 (-8.2)
• Pick OU:

  Over (218.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 222.5

• The Suns have covered more often than the Pelicans this year, sporting an ATS record of 8-12-0, compared to the 7-15-0 mark of the Pelicans.
• 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%).
• Phoenix’s games have gone over the total 55% of the time this season (11 out of 20), which is more often than New Orleans’ games have (10 out of 22).
• 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

• So far this year, the Suns are scoring 112.7 points per game (16th-ranked in NBA) and ceding 112.9 points per contest (17th-ranked).
• Phoenix ranks 15th in the NBA with 43.5 boards per game this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 18th with 44.2 rebounds allowed per game.
• The Suns rank 11th in the NBA with 26.6 assists per game.
• Phoenix, who is eighth in the league with 13 turnovers per game, is forcing 12.1 turnovers per contest, which is third-worst in the NBA.
• With 14.9 treys per game, the Suns rank eighth in the NBA. They have a 37.5% shooting percentage from downtown, which ranks eighth in the league.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pelicans are worst in the NBA offensively (103.3 points scored per game) and 23rd defensively (116 points conceded).
• New Orleans grabs 43.4 rebounds per game and concede 45.2 boards, ranking 16th and 25th, respectively, in the NBA.
• The Pelicans are fifth-worst in the NBA in assists (23.7 per game) in 2024-25.
• New Orleans commits 14.4 turnovers per game and force 13.5 per game, ranking 18th and 19th, respectively, in the league.
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are worst in the league in 3-pointers made per game (10.6). And they are fourth-worst in 3-point percentage at 32.5%.

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