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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Boston Celtics
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -5.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
In their last action, Boston was a 111-94 winner on the road against the Thunder. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (205) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 112-103 result against the Mavericks on March 27. The Pelicans covered in that game as a -5.5-point favorite, while the 215 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 20-25 SU,21-24 ATS
New Orleans is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of New Orleans's last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Boston:
Team record: 23-23 SU,22-24 ATS
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans home to Orlando Thursday, April 1
Boston home to Dallas Wednesday, March 31