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Boston Celtics vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Boston Celtics and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -4.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 211.5.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 116-105 loser as they battled the Nuggets at home. The Pelicans failed to cover in the match as a +4-point underdog, while 221 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Boston was a 108-92 loser in its last match on the road against the Hawks. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 200 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Boston:
Team record: 25-25 SU,23-26-1 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-30 SU,22-25-1 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing Boston
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Next up:
Boston home to Miami Monday, January 31
New Orleans at Cleveland Monday, January 31