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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Washington Wizards
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Capital One Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Wizards as -1.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
Washington lost its last outing, a 127-110 result against the Thunder on January 06. The Wizards failed to cover in that game as a -1-point favorite, while the 237 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 127-117 loser on the road against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (244) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Orleans's last 13 games
Washington:
Team record: 12-20 SU,12-18-2 ATS
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Washington is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Boston Wednesday, January 11
Washington home to Chicago Wednesday, January 11