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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Brooklyn Nets
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Brooklyn Nets will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Barclays Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nets as -8.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
The Nets were a 130-109 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Thunder. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (239) made winners of OVER bettors.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 113-89 winner at home against the Clippers. They covered the -4-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (202) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 16-26 SU,20-22 ATS
New Orleans is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
New Orleans is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games on the road
Brooklyn:
Team record: 26-15 SU,15-25-1 ATS
Brooklyn is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Brooklyn is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
Brooklyn is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing New Orleans
Next up:
New Orleans at Boston Monday, January 17
Brooklyn at Cleveland Monday, January 17