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Philadelphia 76ers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Philadelphia 76ers and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the 76ers as -7.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 139-111 loser as they battled the Nets on the road. The Pelicans failed to cover in the match as a +8-point underdog, while 250 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Philadelphia was a 106-96 winner on the road against the Celtics. They covered the +0-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (202) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Philadelphia:
Team record: 35-16 SU,28-20-3 ATS
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 22-29 SU,23-28 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 OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Next up:
Philadelphia at Oklahoma City Saturday, April 10
New Orleans at Cleveland Sunday, April 11