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Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 225.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 101-94 result against the Nuggets on November 15. The Pelicans covered in that game as a +2-point underdog, while the 195 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 120-115 result against the Spurs on November 15. The Lakers covered in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 235 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 8-4 SU,7-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Lakers is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 4-9 SU,3-10 ATS
New Orleans is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Utah Tuesday, November 19
New Orleans at Dallas Tuesday, November 19