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New Orleans Pelicans vs. New York Knicks
The New Orleans Pelicans and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -11.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
New York won its last outing, a 99-98 result against the Hornets on November 29. The Knicks failed to cover in that game as a -12.5-point favorite, while the 197 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 120-109 loser on the road against the Grizzlies. They covered the +11.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (229) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 4-16 SU,7-13 ATS
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
New Orleans is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
New York:
Team record: 11-8 SU,8-10-1 ATS
New York is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games
New York is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Atlanta Monday, December 2
New York home to Orlando Tuesday, December 3