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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -5.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 230.
Cleveland lost its last outing, a 135-115 result against the Raptors on April 10. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 250 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Pelicans were a 101-94 winner in their most recent outing at home against the 76ers. They covered the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (195) made winners of UNDER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 23-29 SU,24-28 ATS
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 19-33 SU,21-31 ATS
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to Sacramento Monday, April 12
Cleveland at Charlotte Wednesday, April 14