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Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Portland Trail Blazers and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -3-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 110-96 loser as they battled the Thunder at home. The Pelicans failed to cover in the match as a -1-point favorite, while 206 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Portland lost its last outing, a 120-119 result against the 76ers on March 10. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a +8-point underdog, while the 239 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 31-36 SU,34-33 ATS
Portland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games
Portland is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 32-35 SU,30-36-1 ATS
New Orleans is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
New Orleans is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Next up:
Portland home to New York Tuesday, March 14
New Orleans home to Los Angeles Tuesday, March 14