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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -3-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 242.
Portland won its last outing, a 125-124 result against the Pelicans on March 16. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a -1.5-point favorite, while the 249 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 125-124 loser on the road against the Trail Blazers. They covered the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (249) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 17-23 SU,18-22 ATS
New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of New Orleans's last 18 games
New Orleans is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 23-16 SU,19-20 ATS
Portland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Denver Sunday, March 21
Portland home to Dallas Friday, March 19