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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -4.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 231.5.

Cleveland won its last outing, a 115-100 result against the Pistons on January 27. The Cavaliers covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 215 combined points took the game OVER the total.

New Orleans won its last outing, a 123-108 result against the Celtics on January 26. The Pelicans covered in that game as a -1-point favorite, while the 231 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

New Orleans:
Team record: 18-29 SU,24-22-1 ATS
New Orleans is 13-3-1 ATS in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of New Orleans's last 14 games
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Cleveland:
Team record: 13-34 SU,20-25-2 ATS
Cleveland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Next up:
New Orleans home to Memphis Friday, January 31
Cleveland home to Toronto Thursday, January 30