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Orlando Magic vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Orlando Magic and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -10-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game's total opened at 224.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 115-109 winner on the road against the Celtics. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (224) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Orlando, they were a 103-96 winner as they battled the Clippers on the road. The Magic covered in the match as a +11-point underdog, while 199 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Orlando:
Team record: 16-31 SU,24-22-1 ATS
Orlando is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Orlando is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Orlando's last 10 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 21-25 SU,22-24 ATS
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of New Orleans's last 24 games
Next up:
Orlando at Utah Saturday, April 3
New Orleans home to Atlanta Friday, April 2