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Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans

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

Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -4-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 228.

New Orleans was a 107-103 loser in its last match at home against the Spurs. They failed to cover the -6-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 210 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 126-121 loser as they battled the 76ers at home. The Lakers covered in the match as a +10-point underdog, while 247 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 31-42 SU,31-42 ATS
LA Lakers is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
LA Lakers is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games

New Orleans:
Team record: 31-43 SU,37-36-1 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 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Next up:
Los Angeles at Dallas Tuesday, March 29
New Orleans at Portland Wednesday, March 30