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Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -1-point favorites versus the Suns, while the game's total opened at 235.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 132-112 result against the Hornets on January 17. The Pelicans covered in that game as a -12-point favorite, while the 244 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Phoenix was a 119-117 winner in its last match at home against the Kings. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 236 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Phoenix:
Team record: 22-18 SU,14-25-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Phoenix is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 25-17 SU,24-17-1 ATS
New Orleans is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
New Orleans is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Next up:
Phoenix home to Indiana Sunday, January 21
New Orleans home to Utah Tuesday, January 23