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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Memphis Grizzlies
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Memphis Grizzlies will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at FedExForum.
Oddsmakers opened the Grizzlies as -3.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 216.5.
The Grizzlies were a 119-90 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Raptors. They failed to cover the +10.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (209) made winners of UNDER bettors.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 128-112 result against the Trail Blazers on January 18. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 240 combined points took the game OVER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 21-25 SU,20-25-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 9 games
New Orleans is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
New Orleans is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Memphis:
Team record: 19-27 SU,19-27 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Memphis is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games
Memphis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis's last 8 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to Detroit Wednesday, January 23
Memphis home to Charlotte Wednesday, January 23