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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -1-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 239.5.
Portland lost its last outing, a 114-112 result against the Timberwolves on March 14. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a -5.5-point favorite, while the 226 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 135-115 winner at home against the Clippers. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (250) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 17-22 SU,17-22 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 14 of New Orleans's last 17 games
New Orleans is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
New Orleans is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 22-16 SU,19-19 ATS
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Portland Thursday, March 18