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Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Portland Trail Blazers and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -2.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 126-111 loser at home against the Hawks. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (237) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Portland was a 103-97 loser in its last match on the road against the Suns. They covered the +13-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 200 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Portland:
Team record: 2-5 SU,4-3 ATS
Portland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 3-4 SU,2-5 ATS
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 OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Next up:
Portland at San Antonio Thursday, November 7
New Orleans home to Cleveland Wednesday, November 6