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Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Golden State Warriors at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Warriors as -6.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 216.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 123-110 loser at home against the Suns. They failed to cover the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (233) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
The Warriors were a 99-82 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (181) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Golden State:
Team record: 29-8 SU,22-13-2 ATS
Golden State is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games
Golden State is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Golden State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 13-25 SU,16-22 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games
Next up:
Golden State home to Cleveland Sunday, January 9
New Orleans at Toronto Sunday, January 9