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San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Pelicans
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Sunday when the San Antonio Spurs and the New Orleans Pelicans meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -5.5-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 111-98 loser as they battled the Heat on the road. The Pelicans failed to cover in the match as a +3-point underdog, while 209 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, San Antonio was a 119-114 winner at home against the Raptors. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (233) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
San Antonio:
Team record: 2-0 SU,2-0 ATS
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of San Antonio's last 24 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 1-1 SU,1-1 ATS
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games
Next up:
San Antonio home to Los Angeles Wednesday, December 30
New Orleans at Phoenix Tuesday, December 29