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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Phoenix Suns
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Phoenix Suns will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Footprint Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Suns as -5.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
Phoenix won its last outing, a 97-87 result against the Timberwolves on April 05. The Suns covered in that game as a -5-point favorite, while the 184 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Pelicans were a 111-109 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Spurs. They failed to cover the -11.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (220) made winners of OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 45-32 SU,40-35-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games
Phoenix:
Team record: 46-31 SU,33-42-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Phoenix's last 23 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Portland Tuesday, April 9
Phoenix home to Los Angeles Tuesday, April 9