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Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The fans at Smoothie King Center will be treated to a game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the New Orleans Pelicans when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -6.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 225.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 115-111 winner on the road against the Bulls. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (226) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Portland won its last outing, a 105-95 result against the Hornets on November 09. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a -1.5-point favorite, while the 200 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 8-3 SU,9-2 ATS
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 6-5 SU,5-6 ATS
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Orleans's last 12 games
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Dallas Saturday, November 12
New Orleans home to Houston Saturday, November 12