NBA Best Bets: Suns vs. Pelicans Picks for February 28
Published 3:33 am Friday, February 28, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (16-43) are underdogs (+6.5) as they try to build on a three-game win streak when they visit the Phoenix Suns (27-32) at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, February 28, 2025 at Footprint Center. The contest airs on AZFamily and Gulf Coast Sports.
If you hope to gain an edge on Friday’s game, check out the best bets available in the article below (according to our computer predictions).
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Suns vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Friday, February 28, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET
- Where: Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona
- TV: AZFamily and Gulf Coast Sports
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Suns vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Suns (- 6.5)
- Phoenix is 21-38-0 against the spread this season.
- New Orleans has 26 wins in 59 games against the spread this year.
- Against the spread as 6.5-point favorites or more, the Suns are 6-9.
- As 6.5-point underdogs or greater, the Pelicans are 13-19 against the spread.
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Pick OU:
Under (235.5)
- The Suns’ 59 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 235.5 points 20 times.
- The Pelicans have played 23 games this season that finished with a combined score over 235.5 points.
- Phoenix has an average point total of 228.7 in its contests this year, 6.8 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The average over/under for New Orleans’ matchups this season is 227.6, 7.9 fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Pelicans are the league’s 18th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 12th-ranked Suns.
- The Suns are the league’s 24th-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 27th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Suns (-275)
- The Suns have entered the game as favorites 35 times this season and won 21, or 60%, of those games.
- The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in 42 games this year and have walked away with the win seven times (16.7%) in those games.
- Phoenix has a record of 11-1, a 91.7% win rate, when it’s favored by -275 or more by bookmakers this season.
- This year, New Orleans has won one of 28 games when listed as at least +220 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 73.3% chance of a victory for the Suns.
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