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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -11.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 117-107 winner at home against the Suns. They failed to cover the -11-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (224) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 127-112 winner at home against the Rockets. They covered the -5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (239) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 11-23 SU,15-19 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 27-7 SU,18-16 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
LA Lakers is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
LA Lakers is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 8 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Sacramento Saturday, January 4
Los Angeles home to Detroit Sunday, January 5