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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -8.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
The Pelicans were a 116-103 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Hawks. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (219) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Cleveland was a 117-111 loser in its last match at home against the Suns. They covered the +7-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 228 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Cleveland:
Team record: 41-24 SU,32-31-2 ATS
Cleveland is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
Cleveland is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 39-25 SU,35-27-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games
Next up:
Cleveland at Houston Saturday, March 16
New Orleans home to Los Angeles Friday, March 15