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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Memphis Grizzlies
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the New Orleans Pelicans and the Memphis Grizzlies meet at FedExForum.
Oddsmakers opened the Grizzlies as -2-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 237.
Memphis was a 113-109 winner in its last match at home against the Cavaliers. They failed to cover the -9-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 222 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 133-130 result against the Clippers on January 18. The Pelicans covered in that game as a +5.5-point underdog, while the 263 combined points took the game OVER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 16-27 SU,22-20-1 ATS
New Orleans is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
New Orleans is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Memphis:
Team record: 20-22 SU,22-19-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Memphis's last 18 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to San Antonio Wednesday, January 22
Memphis at Boston Wednesday, January 22