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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Detroit Pistons
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Detroit Pistons will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -10.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
Last time out for Detroit, they were a 129-102 loser as they battled the Celtics at home. The Pistons failed to cover in the match as a +13.5-point underdog, while 231 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 111-88 winner on the road against the Heat. They covered the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (199) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 43-27 SU,39-29-2 ATS
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New Orleans's last 14 games
Detroit:
Team record: 12-58 SU,34-35-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to Oklahoma City Tuesday, March 26
Detroit at New York Monday, March 25