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Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Portland Trail Blazers and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -14-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 112-104 winner at home against the Clippers. They covered the -7-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (216) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Portland lost its last outing, a 105-93 result against the Knicks on March 14. The Trail Blazers earned a push in that game as a +12-point underdog, while the 198 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 19-47 SU,32-34 ATS
Portland is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Portland is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 40-26 SU,36-28-2 ATS
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 9 of New Orleans's last 10 games
Next up:
Portland at Chicago Monday, March 18
New Orleans at Brooklyn Tuesday, March 19