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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Toronto Raptors
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Toronto Raptors will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -3-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
In their last action, Toronto was a 123-113 winner at home against the Magic. They covered the -7.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (236) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 120-102 result against the Lakers on February 15. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a +5-point underdog, while the 222 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
Toronto:
Team record: 14-18 SU,16-16 ATS
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans at New York Saturday, February 25
Toronto at Detroit Saturday, February 25