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Los Angeles Clippers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Los Angeles Clippers and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Clippers as -6-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 219.5.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 132-124 result against the Grizzlies on December 27. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a +7-point underdog, while the 256 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles was a 102-92 winner in its last match at home against the Warriors. They covered the -6-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 194 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 18-13 SU,20-11 ATS
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 5-27 SU,11-21 ATS
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at San Antonio Tuesday, December 31
New Orleans at Miami Wednesday, January 1