Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/19/2021

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-16) head into their game on February 19, 2021 as a 3.5-point underdog against the Phoenix Suns (17-10). The game's over/under is 230.5.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-NO

Betting Suggestions:

Suns vs. Pelicans Betting Data

Suns Betting Data

• Phoenix has a winning record against the spread this season, going 17-10 ATS.
• The Suns have not fared well as a 3.5-point favorite, going 5-6 against the spread when favored by at least 3.5 points.
• Phoenix regularly does not hit the over, only eclipsing the point total in 12 of 27 games (44.4%).

Pelicans Betting Data

• Against the spread this season, New Orleans is under .500: 12-16.
• The Pelicans have a losing record (3-6) when they're at least 3.5-point underdogs.
• New Orleans hit the over in a majority of its outings this season: 19 of 28 games (67.9%).

Point Total Insights

• Phoenix's games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Friday's matchup over/under (230.5 points) in nine out of 27 opportunities (33.3% of matchups).
• 12 New Orleans games this year (41.4% of its matchups) ended with a final score higher than Friday's point total of 230.5 points.
• The Suns average 111.3 points per game against the Pelicans' 114.4, amounting to 4.8 points under the game's total of 230.5.
• These two teams give up a combined 222.3 points per game, 8.2 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in Suns games is 11.3 points fewer than the over/under of 230.5 points in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 2.0 points more than the average over/under in Pelicans' games this season (228.5 points).

Previous Matchups

New Orleans has won a majority of its last 10 games against Phoenix, going 6-4,

Suns Players to Watch

• The Suns scoring leader is Devin Booker, who averages 24.4 per contest to go with 3.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists.
• Phoenix's leading rebounder is Deandre Ayton averaging 12.2 boards per game and its best passer is Chris Paul and his 8.2 assists per game.
• The Suns get the most three-point shooting production out of Jae Crowder, who makes 2.4 threes per game.
• Paul is Phoenix's leader in steals, averaging 1.3 steals per game, while Ayton leads them in blocks with 1.0 per contest.

Pelicans Players to Watch

• Zion Williamson scores 25.0 points per game to be the top scorer for the Pelicans.
• Steven Adams puts up a stat line of 8.9 rebounds, 8.0 points and 2.1 assists per game for New Orleans to take the top rebound spot on the team. Brandon Ingram has the top spot for assists with 4.8 per game, adding 23.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per matchup.
• Lonzo Ball is dependable from deep and leads the Pelicans with 2.9 made threes per game.
• New Orleans' leader in steals is Ball (1.2 per game), and its leader in blocks is Ingram (0.9 per game).

Injury Report

Suns: None

Pelicans:

Steven Adams: Day To Day (Ankle)