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San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The San Antonio Spurs 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 -1.5-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
The Pelicans were a 135-100 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Magic. They covered the -10.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (235) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for San Antonio, they were a 106-91 winner as they battled the Pistons at home. The Spurs covered in the match as a -7-point favorite, while 197 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
San Antonio:
Team record: 29-29 SU,31-27 ATS
San Antonio is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 26-33 SU,26-33 ATS
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Next up:
San Antonio at Washington Monday, April 26
New Orleans home to Los Angeles Monday, April 26