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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 217.

Boston won its last outing, a 114-112 result against the Bulls on January 15. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a -7.5-point favorite, while the 226 combined points took the game OVER the total.

New Orleans was a 120-105 loser in its last match on the road against the Nets. They failed to cover the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 225 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

New Orleans:
Team record: 16-27 SU,20-23 ATS
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
New Orleans is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road

Boston:
Team record: 22-22 SU,20-23-1 ATS
Boston is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games

Next up:
New Orleans at New York Thursday, January 20
Boston home to Charlotte Wednesday, January 19