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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -6-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 217.5.
Portland lost its last outing, a 139-104 result against the Warriors on October 23. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a +7.5-point underdog, while the 243 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 123-111 winner at home against the Bulls. They covered the -5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (234) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 1-0 SU,1-0 ATS
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 7 games
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 0-1 SU,0-1 ATS
Portland is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland's last 9 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Portland Sunday, October 27