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Los Angeles Clippers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The fans at Smoothie King Center will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the New Orleans Pelicans when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -5-point favorites versus the Clippers, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
The Pelicans were a 116-95 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Cavaliers. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (211) made winners of UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 126-111 winner on the road against the Bulls. They covered the -6-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (237) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 42-23 SU,33-32 ATS
LA Clippers is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games
LA Clippers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 39-26 SU,35-28-2 ATS
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Orleans's last 9 games
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Atlanta Sunday, March 17
New Orleans home to Portland Saturday, March 16