New Orleans Pelicans vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/25/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Sunday, January 25, 2026

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (31-14) will compete against the New Orleans Pelicans (10-36) at Frost Bank Center on Sunday.

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and ended up losing by a score of 112-104 in their last contest. New Orleans ended the contest having earned a 41.9% field goal percentage (36 out of 86) and made 7 of 32 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans buried 25 of 30 shots for a rate of 83.3%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 46 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 26 assists for the contest as well as forcing 19 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In terms of the defense, New Orleans allowed 44.3% from the field on 39 out of 88 shooting. Detroit recorded 19 dimes and had 13 steals for the contest. On top of that, Detroit had 47 boards (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. Detroit finished shooting 79.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of 24 shots. They also knocked down 15 out of their 39 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 21 and the Pistons recorded 20 personal fouls.

Saddiq Bey is one guy who was a contributor in this game. Bey shot 33.3% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He played 29 mins played and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 4 of 12 shooting.

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New Orleans comes into this contest with a record of 10-36 for the year. They turn it over 14.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling down 43.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,136 assists on the year, which has them ranked 16th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Pelicans are shooting 34.1% from downtown (494 of 1,450) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 114.7 points per game (22nd in the league) while shooting 46.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans have forced 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They rank 29th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,326 conceded on the year. The Pelicans defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 48.6% (2,041 of 4,202) and they relinquish 45.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed (122.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs went home victorious with a score of 126-109 when they faced the Jazz. In the matter of rebounding, San Antonio permitted Utah to get 44 in all (11 on the offensive side). They finished 40.0% from three-point range by shooting 12 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). The Spurs permitted the Jazz to bury 43 out of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 47.8% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Spurs shot 44 for 87 from the field which had them shooting 50.6%. When it comes to three-point shots, San Antonio made 18 out of their 43 tries (41.9%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. The Jazz had 24 fouls in this matchup which got the Spurs to the free throw line for 24 tries. They coughed up the ball 22 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Spurs were able to collect 34 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 41 in the game.

De'Aaron Fox pitched in for the Spurs in the game. Fox earned 31 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes in the game. He knocked down 10 of 13 for this contest for a field goal rate of 76.9%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 31-14 this year. When it comes to offense, the Spurs are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 12th in the league. San Antonio has accounted for 5,304 pts so far this year (117.9 per game) and they grab 46.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 26.0 times per contest (16th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. The Spurs commit 19.3 personal fouls per game and they go 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The San Antonio defense surrenders 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (599 of 1,658) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their foul shots. They relinquish 26.5 assists and 42.8 boards per game, which ranks 12th and 8th in the league. The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.6. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (4th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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