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Los Angeles Clippers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Los Angeles Clippers and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -2.5-point favorites versus the Clippers, while the game's total opened at 225.
The Pelicans were a 107-88 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Nuggets. They covered the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (195) made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Clippers were a 108-94 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (202) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 41-37 SU,39-39 ATS
LA Clippers is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games
LA Clippers is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 39-38 SU,37-39-1 ATS
New Orleans is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Los Angeles Wednesday, April 5
New Orleans home to Sacramento Tuesday, April 4