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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The fans at Chesapeake Energy Arena will be treated to a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Oklahoma City Thunder when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -4.5-point favorites versus the Thunder, while the game's total opened at 217.5.
Oklahoma City was a 118-107 loser in its last match at home against the Magic. They failed to cover the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 225 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 111-86 loser as they battled the Suns on the road. The Pelicans failed to cover in the match as a +1.5-point underdog, while 197 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 2-2 SU,1-3 ATS
New Orleans is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 1-2 SU,2-1 ATS
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to Toronto Saturday, January 2
Oklahoma City at Orlando Saturday, January 2