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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Orlando Magic

The New Orleans Pelicans will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Orlando Magic at Amway Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -1-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game's total opened at 227.

Last time out for Orlando, they were a 119-116 loser as they battled the Nuggets on the road. The Magic covered in the match as a +11-point underdog, while 235 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

In their last action, New Orleans was a 124-98 loser at home against the Heat. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (222) 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 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games

Orlando:
Team record: 12-21 SU,18-12-3 ATS
Orlando is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Orlando is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Orlando is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home

Next up:
New Orleans at Miami Sunday, January 22
Orlando at Washington Saturday, January 21