Pelicans 5.5-point favorites against well-backed Spurs

The New Orleans Pelicans won two more games than the San Antonio Spurs during the regular season. But the 10th-place Spurs beat the ninth-place Pelicans three times in four head-to-head games.

The Southwest Division rivals are very evenly matched going into their Western Conference play-in elimination game Wednesday night in New Orleans.

The Pelicans have held steady as a 5.5-point favorite at BetMGM and DraftKings. The