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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Crypto.com Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -1-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 225.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 105-102 loser at home against the Clippers. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (207) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 117-102 winner as they battled the Suns on the road. The Pelicans covered in the match as a +6.5-point underdog, while 219 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

New Orleans:
Team record: 24-36 SU,29-30-1 ATS
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans's last 13 games

Los Angeles:
Team record: 27-32 SU,26-33 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 7 games at home

Next up:
New Orleans home to Sacramento Wednesday, March 2
Los Angeles home to Dallas Tuesday, March 1