Boston at New Orleans

New Orleans is 26-21-1 OVER this season, and the first meeting with the Celtics went OVER by 8.5 points while Boston eked out a 120-119 victory. The Pelicans have gone OVER nine of 11 home games and five of seven overall. They soared OVER by a whopping 40 points while losing 137-136 to Dallas on Wednesday. The Mavericks shot 54 percent and hit 20 of 43 3-point tries. The Pelicans shot 53 percent and went 15-for-31 from beyond the arc. The OVER is 6-0 when the Pelicans are underdogs of 5.0-10.5 points, and they have gone OVER five Friday games in a row. Also, New Orleans has been 5-0 OVER in its past five games against teams with .600 winning percentages. Take the OVER.