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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Philadelphia 76ers
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Philadelphia 76ers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Wells Fargo Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -4.5-point favorites versus the 76ers, while the game's total opened at 226.
Philadelphia lost its last outing, a 115-109 result against the Grizzlies on March 06. The 76ers failed to cover in that game as a -4-point favorite, while the 224 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 139-98 winner as they battled the Raptors on the road. The Pelicans covered in the match as a -9-point favorite, while 237 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 37-25 SU,34-27-1 ATS
New Orleans is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia:
Team record: 35-27 SU,33-29 ATS
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Atlanta Sunday, March 10
Philadelphia at New York Sunday, March 10