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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -6-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 231.
The Trail Blazers were a 113-106 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Timberwolves. They earned a push of the -7-point spread as favorites, while the total score (219) made winners of UNDER bettors.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 106-102 result against the Warriors on December 20. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a -2-point favorite, while the 208 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 7-23 SU,11-19 ATS
New Orleans is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games
New Orleans is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans's last 13 games
Portland:
Team record: 14-16 SU,13-15-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans at Denver Wednesday, December 25
Portland at Utah Thursday, December 26