Suns vs. Pelicans betting: NBA preview for Dec. 27

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The Phoenix Suns (17-13) play the New Orleans Pelicans (8-24) as 5-point favorites on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET on Gulf Coast Sports, Pelicans+, AZFamily, and Suns+. The over/under for the matchup is set at 237.5.

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Suns vs. Pelicans betting lines

  • Suns odds to win: -201
  • Pelicans odds to win: +167
  • Spread: Suns (-5)
  • Total: 237.5
  • TV Channel: KPHE
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Suns Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Phoenix is 7-8 in road contests with a 9-6 record against the spread on the road.
  • This year, Phoenix is 1-0 ATS on the road when playing as 5-point favorites or more.
  • Suns road games have hit the over on the set point total nine times this season.
  • Recent performance seems to go against Phoenix to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 229.1 points per contest this season.

Suns Recent Trends

  • The Suns have covered the spread six times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Suns’ last 10 outings saw five go over the total.
  • The Suns’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 228.6 points scored. That’s 8.9 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Suns’ per-game scoring average across their past 10 games is 4.1 points lower than their season-long average.

Suns Betting Records

  • The Suns have been the moneyline favorite 12 total times this season. They’ve finished 10-2 in those games.
  • Phoenix has played as a moneyline favorite of -201 or shorter in just one game this season, and won.
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Suns have an implied win probability of 66.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.9 (16th in NBA) 47.4 (17th) 42.3 (23rd) 42.5 (10th) 25.5 (20th) 15.2 (27th)

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Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • At home this season, Pelicans games have gone over the set point total 13 times.
  • The Pelicans are 6-13 in home contests with a 13-6 record against the spread at home.
  • The Pelicans and their opponents have averaged a total of 234.1 points per home contest this year, 3.4 points fewer than this game’s projected total.

Pelicans Recent Trends

  • The Pelicans have a 5-5 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Pelicans games have surpassed the set total six times.
  • The Pelicans’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 238.9 points scored. That’s 1.4 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over the past 10 games, the Pelicans are scoring 121.2 points per game compared to their 115.3 season average.

Pelicans Betting Records

  • New Orleans has won six, or 20%, of the 30 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • This season, the Pelicans have won two of their 19 games, or 10.5%, when they’re the underdog by at least +167 on the moneyline.
  • The Pelicans have a 37.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.3 (20th in NBA) 48.9 (28th) 43.2 (22nd) 45.6 (23rd) 24.8 (24th) 13.5 (seventh)
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