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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Memphis Grizzlies
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Memphis Grizzlies will meet on the court at FedExForum on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Grizzlies as -4-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 232.5.
Memphis won its last outing, a 119-106 result against the Raptors on December 29. The Grizzlies covered in that game as a -4-point favorite, while the 225 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Pelicans were a 127-116 winner in their most recent outing at home against the 76ers. They covered the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (243) made winners of OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games
Memphis:
Team record: 19-11 SU,14-14-2 ATS
Memphis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Memphis is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Memphis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Philadelphia Monday, January 2
Memphis home to Sacramento Sunday, January 1