Half a game separates the New Orleans Pelicans from the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference standings, but you wouldn’t know it by checking out today’s Las Vegas spread of 7.5 points.
The Pels took three of four games from the Spurs last season, but that’s an anomaly according to prior history. Moreover, we’ve all heard the tales of how Gregg Popovich could coach a team full of G League players to a .500 record.
Anyways, Anthony Davis and crew will have to contend with a team that knocked off the Golden State Warriors approximately 24 hours ago.