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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -4.5-point favorites versus the Thunder, while the game's total opened at 233.5.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 113-106 result against the Mavericks on March 08. The Pelicans covered in that game as a +2.5-point underdog, while the 219 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Oklahoma City lost its last outing, a 132-101 result against the Suns on March 08. The Thunder failed to cover in that game as a +11-point underdog, while the 233 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 31-35 SU,40-25-1 ATS
Oklahoma City is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 32-34 SU,30-35-1 ATS
New Orleans is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
New Orleans is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Next up:
Oklahoma City at San Antonio Sunday, March 12
New Orleans home to Portland Sunday, March 12