New Orleans Pelicans vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/25/26

The San Antonio Spurs have won five straight games on their home court. They will be looking to make it six straight with a win over the New Orleans Pelicans Sunday night. Overall, the Spurs are 16-5 when playing at home, while the Pelicans are only 4-17 when playing on the road. The Spurs have already beaten the Pelicans three times this season. Despite the lopsided outcomes, each game between these two teams was very competitive. The final scores were 120-116(in overtime), 126-119, and 135-132. In two of those three games, Pelicans’ star Zion Williamson did not play. Williamson is expected to start tonight for New Orleans, and the Pelicans have shown they are a much better team this season when he is on the floor. New Orleans is 3-13 this season when playing without Williamson, and they are 8-23 when he plays. While both records are well below .500, the Pelicans’ win percentage is 7% higher when Williamson plays versus when he is out. Williamson has had help around him as well. In the Pelicans’ last win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 36 points, with 19 of those points coming in the 4th quarter. Trey Murphy III also added 32 points to guide the Pelicans to the comeback victory. We have seen that the Pelicans can be competitive when playing against the Spurs, and I expect they give another good effort tonight.

Pelicans +11.5 is available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.