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San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The San Antonio Spurs 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 -10.5-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
New Orleans was a 117-108 loser in its last match at home against the Magic. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 225 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
The Spurs were a 110-105 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Nuggets. They covered the +15-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (215) made winners of UNDER bettors.
San Antonio:
Team record: 18-58 SU,40-36 ATS
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 45-31 SU,40-34-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of New Orleans's last 20 games
Next up:
San Antonio home to Philadelphia Sunday, April 7
New Orleans at Phoenix Sunday, April 7