New Orleans Pelicans (5-19, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (11-12, 11th in the Western Conference)
San Antonio; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -4.5; over/under is 225.5
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans visits San Antonio looking to break its 11-game road skid.
The Spurs are 1-4 against Southwest Division opponents. San Antonio is 2-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Pelicans are 3-10 in conference games. New Orleans gives up 116.5 points to opponents and has been outscored by 12.0 points per game.
The Spurs are shooting 45.4% from the field this season, 3.3 percentage points lower than the 48.7% the Pelicans allow to opponents. The Pelicans average 10.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 13.3 per game the Spurs allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julian Champagnie is scoring 12.6 points per game and averaging 5.1 rebounds for the Spurs.
Brandon Ingram is averaging 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Pelicans.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 5-5, averaging 111.9 points, 44.1 rebounds, 28.2 assists, 8.1 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.8 points per game.
Pelicans: 1-9, averaging 104.3 points, 41.9 rebounds, 23.4 assists, 11.5 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.0 points.
INJURIES: Spurs: Devin Vassell: day to day (rest), Victor Wembanyama: day to day (back), Tre Jones: out (shoulder).
Pelicans: Brandon Ingram: day to day (ankle), Zion Williamson: out (hamstring), Daniel Theis: day to day (neck), Karlo Matkovic: day to day (back), Jose Alvarado: out (hamstring), Jordan Hawkins: out (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The Associated Press
