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Memphis Grizzlies vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Memphis Grizzlies and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -4-point favorites versus the Grizzlies, while the game's total opened at 229.5.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 106-104 result against the Rockets on December 23. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a -7-point favorite, while the 210 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Grizzlies were a 125-119 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Hawks. They covered the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (244) made winners of OVER bettors.
Memphis:
Team record: 9-19 SU,12-16 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
Memphis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Memphis is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans:
Team record: 17-13 SU,17-12-1 ATS
New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Memphis at Denver Thursday, December 28
New Orleans home to Utah Thursday, December 28