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Atlanta Hawks vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Atlanta Hawks and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -4-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total opened at 234.5.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 136-104 winner as they battled the Kings at home. The Pelicans covered in the match as a +1.5-point underdog, while 240 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Atlanta was a 128-108 loser in its last match on the road against the Nuggets. They failed to cover the +10-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 236 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Atlanta:
Team record: 16-16 SU,12-19-1 ATS
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Next up:
Atlanta home to Phoenix Thursday, February 9
New Orleans home to Cleveland Friday, February 10