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Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -3-point favorites versus the Suns, while the game's total opened at 232.5.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 118-97 loser at home against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (215) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Phoenix lost its last outing, a 128-114 result against the Magic on December 04. The Suns failed to cover in that game as a -1.5-point favorite, while the 242 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Phoenix:
Team record: 9-11 SU,11-9 ATS
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 6-15 SU,9-12 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Next up:
Phoenix at Houston Saturday, December 7
New Orleans at Dallas Saturday, December 7