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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the New Orleans Pelicans at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -2.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
The Cavaliers were a 124-116 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Jazz. They covered the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score (240) made winners of OVER bettors.
New Orleans was a 115-113 loser in its last match at home against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the -9-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 228 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
New Orleans:
Team record: 16-12 SU,16-11-1 ATS
New Orleans is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 16-12 SU,13-13-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to Houston Saturday, December 23
Cleveland at Chicago Saturday, December 23