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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Orlando Magic

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Orlando Magic will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Amway Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -7.5-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game's total opened at 225.

In their last action, Orlando was a 112-96 loser on the road against the Hawks. They failed to cover the +12.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (208) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

The Pelicans were a 134-129 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Nets. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score (263) made winners of OVER bettors.

New Orleans:
Team record: 25-33 SU,25-33 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games

Orlando:
Team record: 18-40 SU,28-29-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Orlando is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Orlando is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games

Next up:
New Orleans home to San Antonio Saturday, April 24
Orlando home to Indiana Sunday, April 25