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Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans

The Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -5.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 221.5.

In their last action, New Orleans was a 113-108 winner on the road against the Nuggets. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (221) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Los Angeles was a 111-94 loser in its last match on the road against the Suns. They failed to cover the +10.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 205 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 28-15 SU,21-22 ATS
LA Lakers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Lakers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games

New Orleans:
Team record: 18-24 SU,19-23 ATS
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of New Orleans's last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Orleans's last 11 games at home

Next up:
Los Angeles home to Philadelphia Thursday, March 25
New Orleans home to Denver Friday, March 26