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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Toronto Raptors
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Toronto Raptors will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -5.5-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 231.
Toronto won its last outing, a 111-106 result against the Hornets on March 03. The Raptors failed to cover in that game as a -7-point favorite, while the 217 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
New Orleans was a 129-102 winner in its last match at home against the Pacers. They covered the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 231 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
New Orleans:
Team record: 36-25 SU,33-27-1 ATS
New Orleans is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games
New Orleans is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Toronto:
Team record: 23-38 SU,28-32-1 ATS
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
Toronto is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans at Philadelphia Friday, March 8
Toronto at Phoenix Thursday, March 7