San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction: Will the home team start a new losing streak?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on December 17. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Even in the first game with the Los Angeles Lakers, they started their journey to a long-awaited victory. The team almost regained an 18-point handicap in the fourth quarter but still lost in the end - 119:122. In the second game, San Antonio led by 20 points after the first quarter and, despite 23 points and 14 assists from LeBron James, led 129:115. Thus, San Antonio's losing streak of 18 consecutive games was broken.

The Pelicans are doing much better than San Antonio this season. Ahead of the game against the Spurs and after an 89:133 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinals of the in-season tournament, the team has won three straight. At home, New Orleans unexpectedly beat Minnesota (121:107), the Western Conference leader, and away they beat Charlotte (112:107) and Washington (142:122), the East outsiders. Now New Orleans has 15-11 and eighth place in the West - a position in the play-in zone.

The first meeting between the rivals this season, on 2 December, ended in a 121:106 victory for New Orleans. It is unlikely that anything has changed so much that the upcoming matchup will turn out dramatically different. Most likely, the Pelicans will win again, especially since they need to win because of the fight for the playoffs, and the meeting will not be the most efficient. New Orleans is comfortable playing against the Spurs, and they haven't missed much from Gregg Popovich's team in recent years.