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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Boston Celtics
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -8.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 230.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 107-99 winner as they battled the Bulls at home. The Celtics failed to cover in the match as a -9-point favorite, while 206 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 132-112 result against the Wizards on January 09. The Pelicans covered in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 244 combined points took the game OVER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of New Orleans's last 14 games
Boston:
Team record: 22-10 SU,17-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Boston is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans at Detroit Friday, January 13
Boston at Brooklyn Thursday, January 12