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Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The fans at Smoothie King Center will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -10.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 233.5.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 125-117 result against the Trail Blazers on November 12. The Pelicans earned a push in that game as a +8-point underdog, while the 242 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Lakers were a 121-92 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Thunder. They failed to cover the +8-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (213) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 8-4 SU,8-4 ATS
LA Lakers is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Lakers is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Lakers's last 12 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 2-9 SU,5-5-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
New Orleans is 5-9-1 ATS in its last 15 games
New Orleans is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games
New Orleans is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Milwaukee Saturday, November 15
New Orleans home to Golden State Sunday, November 16