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Toronto Raptors vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Toronto Raptors and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -2-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 222.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 124-114 loser as they battled the Spurs at home. The Pelicans failed to cover in the match as a -6.5-point favorite, while 238 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Toronto lost its last outing, a 110-109 result against the Nuggets on February 12. The Raptors failed to cover in that game as a -5.5-point favorite, while the 219 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Toronto:
Team record: 31-24 SU,32-22-1 ATS
Toronto is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 22-34 SU,27-28-1 ATS
New Orleans is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 9 games
Next up:
Toronto at Minnesota Wednesday, February 16
New Orleans home to Memphis Tuesday, February 15