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Philadelphia 76ers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Philadelphia 76ers and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -3.5-point favorites versus the 76ers, while the game's total opened at 225.
New Orleans was a 119-118 winner in its last match at home against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 237 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Philadelphia lost its last outing, a 116-111 result against the Wizards on December 27. The 76ers failed to cover in that game as a -4.5-point favorite, while the 227 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Philadelphia:
Team record: 18-12 SU,18-12 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Philadelphia is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 11 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Philadelphia at Oklahoma City Saturday, December 31
New Orleans at Memphis Saturday, December 31