Spurs Favorites Against Jazz, Pelicans Underdogs Versus Raptors
There are a handful of NBA games tonight but two that are worth looking into are the San Antonio Spurs versus the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans versus the Toronto Raptors.
The Raptors-Pelicans game happens earlier in the evening (8 p.m. ET).
The Raptors are the 7.5-point favorites against New Orleans.
The Raptors are split on covering this season (27-27-1 against the spread). They have won four of their last five straight up.
In their last game, the Raptors failed to cover a 2-point spread as underdogs against the Houston Rockets. They lost 98-76.
The Pelicans are 1-4 against the spread and straight up in their last five games.
The total for this game is set at 196 points.
The Pelicans upset the Miami Heat as 2.5-point underdogs, 105-91, in their last game.
The Raptors have sent UNDER bettors to the window in their last six out of seven games.
New Orleans favors the OVER. They have sent OVER bettors to the window in seven of their last nine games.
The Spurs will take on the Jazz in a late evening game (9 p.m. ET).
The Spurs are the –6-point favorites in this game.
San Antonio has only covered the spread in two of their last 12 games and are 1-5 against the spread in their last six road games.
The Spurs lost their last game, 110-99, against the Golden State Warriors. They were 7.5-point underdogs and that game and did not cover the spread. UNDER bettors were sent to the window in that game with a total set at 209 points.
The Jazz won its last outing, 92-76, in an upset victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, covering a 4.5 spread. The combined 168 points made UNDER bettors money.
The game’s total is set at 187 points.
The Spurs have hit the UNDER in five of their last six games, while the Jazz have hit the UNDER in six of its last eight games.
