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Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The fans at Smoothie King Center will be treated to a game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the New Orleans Pelicans when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -2.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 240.
The Pelicans were a 124-117 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Pacers. They covered the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (241) made winners of OVER bettors.
Portland won its last outing, a 115-109 result against the Heat on February 09. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a -5-point favorite, while the 224 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 25-29 SU,23-29-2 ATS
Portland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Portland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 22-31 SU,27-24-2 ATS
New Orleans is 16-5-2 ATS in its last 23 games
New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of New Orleans's last 20 games
Next up:
Portland at Memphis Wednesday, February 12
New Orleans home to Oklahoma City Thursday, February 13