San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 12/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Monday, December 8, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Peacock

The New Orleans Pelicans (3-20) are welcoming the San Antonio Spurs (15-6) at Smoothie King Center on Monday.

The Spurs played the Magic and notched a win by a score of 114-112 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Spurs left the arena with 20 while the Magic finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 out of their 27 shots from downtown. Orlando finished the game shooting 68.4% at the free throw line by making 13 of their 19 shots. Additionally, Orlando pulled down 48 rebounds (10 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Orlando earned 27 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. When it comes to defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 45.5% from the floor on 45 out of 99 shooting. They also distributed 20 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 52 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spurs knocked down 17 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 70.8%. San Antonio ended the contest having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (42 out of 91) and converted 13 out of their 38 3-point attempts.

De'Aaron Fox is one player who was a major contributor in the game. Fox went 55.0% from the floor and distributed 5 assists. He saw the court for 29 mins played and grabbed 5 boards. He ended up walking away with 31 points on 11 of 20 shooting.

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San Antonio comes into this contest with a record of 15-6 so far this season. They cough up possession 14.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.7 personal fouls per game. As a unit, San Antonio is grabbing 45.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 540 dimes for the year, which ranks 24th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Spurs are shooting 36.2% on shots from downtown (277 of 766) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 119.0 points per contest (11th in basketball) while hitting 48.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 22.0 fouls. They concede 38.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 9th in the NBA in opponents PPG (113.8). The Spurs defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.1% (864 of 1,874) and they concede 41.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 9th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 560 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Pelicans went home defeated by a final of 125-116 when they faced the Timberwolves. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, New Orleans allowed Minnesota to collect 49 in all (12 offensive). They shot 39.5% from distance by connecting on 15 out of 38 and finished the game at 26 of 29 from the free throw line (89.7%). The Pelicans allowed the Timberwolves to bury 42 out of 92 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.7% in this game. When the game finished, the Pelicans shot 43 out of 95 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.3%. Concerning shooting from downtown, New Orleans buried 7 of their 25 attempts (28.0%). They were able to knock down 23 of them for a rate of 88.5%. The Timberwolves had 22 personal fouls in the game which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 11 steals in the game. The Pelicans pulled down 35 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 43 for the contest.

Trey Murphy III was important for the Pelicans for the matchup. Murphy earned 21 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 8 dimes in this contest. He made 7 of 17 in this game for a rate of 41.2%, and earned 7 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 3-20 on the year. The Pelicans are committing 21.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 77.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 23.7 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.9 times per game. New Orleans has earned 2,593 pts for the year (112.7 per game) and they pull in 42.6 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pelicans are connecting on 45.3% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in basketball.

The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 28th in basketball in points allowed per game with 123.4. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.7% from the floor (28th in the NBA). The New Orleans defense surrenders 36.6% on shots from distance (354 of 968) and their opponents are making 81.5% of their free throw shots. They surrender 28.7 dimes and 44.8 total boards per game, which is 26th and 20th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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