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New Orleans Pelicans vs. New York Knicks
The New Orleans Pelicans and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -5-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
In their last action, New York was a 128-104 loser on the road against the Jazz. They failed to cover the +14-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (232) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 123-108 winner as they battled the Bulls at home. The Pelicans covered in the match as a -3.5-point favorite, while 231 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 13-25 SU,18-19-1 ATS
New Orleans is 7-0-1 ATS in its last 8 games
New Orleans is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
New Orleans is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games
New York:
Team record: 10-28 SU,19-19 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
New York is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of New York's last 19 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans at Boston Saturday, January 11
New York home to Miami Sunday, January 12