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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -10.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 228.
The Trail Blazers were a 134-131 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Thunder. They failed to cover the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (265) made winners of OVER bettors.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 116-108 result against the Lakers on March 27. The Pelicans covered in that game as a -4-point favorite, while the 224 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 32-43 SU,38-36-1 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 UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games
Portland:
Team record: 27-48 SU,29-46 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Portland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Los Angeles Friday, April 1
Portland at San Antonio Friday, April 1