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Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans

The Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -1.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 225.5.

New Orleans was a 127-110 winner in its last match at home against the Trail Blazers. They covered the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 237 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

The Lakers were a 112-108 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Knicks. They failed to cover the -2-point spread as favorites, while the total score (220) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 33-35 SU,33-33-2 ATS
LA Lakers is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
LA Lakers is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games

New Orleans:
Team record: 33-35 SU,31-36-1 ATS
New Orleans is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
New Orleans is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games

Next up:
Los Angeles at Houston Wednesday, March 15
New Orleans at Houston Friday, March 17