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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Boston Celtics

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at TD Garden.

Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -8-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 231.

In their last action, Boston was a 115-96 loser at home against the Clippers. They failed to cover the -7-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (211) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

The Pelicans were a 141-117 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Bucks. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (258) made winners of OVER bettors.

New Orleans:
Team record: 26-20 SU,25-20-1 ATS
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games

Boston:
Team record: 35-11 SU,23-21-2 ATS
Boston is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
Boston is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games at home

Next up:
New Orleans at Houston Wednesday, January 31
Boston home to Indiana Tuesday, January 30