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San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Pelicans
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the San Antonio Spurs and the New Orleans Pelicans meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -10-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
New Orleans was a 128-119 loser in its last match at home against the Bucks. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 247 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for San Antonio, they were a 124-105 winner as they battled the Rockets on the road. The Spurs covered in the match as a +4.5-point underdog, while 229 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
San Antonio:
Team record: 10-20 SU,13-17 ATS
San Antonio is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
San Antonio is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
San Antonio is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
San Antonio at Orlando Friday, December 23
New Orleans at Oklahoma City Friday, December 23