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San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Pelicans

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the San Antonio Spurs and the New Orleans Pelicans meet at Smoothie King Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -3-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 236.

New Orleans won its last outing, a 126-109 result against the Bulls on March 24. The Pelicans covered in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 235 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Last time out for San Antonio, they were a 133-96 winner as they battled the Trail Blazers on the road. The Spurs covered in the match as a -9.5-point favorite, while 229 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

San Antonio:
Team record: 29-44 SU,36-36-1 ATS
San Antonio is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Antonio's last 9 games
San Antonio is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

New Orleans:
Team record: 31-42 SU,37-35-1 ATS
New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home

Next up:
San Antonio at Houston Monday, March 28
New Orleans home to Los Angeles Sunday, March 27