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Utah Jazz vs. New Orleans Pelicans

The Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Jazz as -10.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 223.5.

Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 136-113 loser as they battled the Bucks on the road. The Pelicans failed to cover in the match as a +12.5-point underdog, while 249 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

The Jazz were a 123-116 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Warriors. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (239) made winners of OVER bettors.

Utah:
Team record: 26-10 SU,17-19 ATS
Utah is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Utah is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Utah's last 22 games

New Orleans:
Team record: 13-23 SU,16-20 ATS
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games

Next up:
Utah at Denver Wednesday, January 5
New Orleans home to Phoenix Tuesday, January 4