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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Phoenix Suns
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Phoenix Suns will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Footprint Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Suns as -8.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 224.
Last time out for Phoenix, they were a 124-104 winner as they battled the Thunder on the road. The Suns covered in the match as a -10-point favorite, while 228 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 125-118 result against the Mavericks on February 17. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a +2.5-point underdog, while the 243 combined points took the game OVER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 23-36 SU,28-30-1 ATS
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Orleans's last 12 games
Phoenix:
Team record: 49-10 SU,33-26 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Los Angeles Sunday, February 27
Phoenix home to Utah Sunday, February 27