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Boston Celtics vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Boston Celtics and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -6.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 224.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 107-100 result against the Bucks on March 28. The Pelicans covered in that game as a +2.5-point underdog, while the 207 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Boston lost its last outing, a 123-122 result against the Hawks on March 28. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a -16-point favorite, while the 245 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Boston:
Team record: 57-16 SU,38-32-3 ATS
Boston is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games
Boston is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 45-28 SU,40-31-2 ATS
New Orleans is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New Orleans's last 17 games
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Boston at Charlotte Monday, April 1
New Orleans home to Phoenix Monday, April 1