NBA Best Bets: Nuggets vs. Pelicans Picks for February 5
Published 9:33 pm Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-38) visit the Denver Nuggets (31-19) after losing four road games in a row. The Nuggets are double-digit favorites by 10.5 points in the contest, which starts at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
To find the best bets you can make on Wednesday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.
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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
- Where: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
- TV: ALT and Gulf Coast Sports
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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 10.5)
- Denver’s record against the spread is 24-26-0.
- New Orleans is 21-29-0 against the spread this season.
- The Nuggets are 4-3 as 10.5-point favorites or more.
- As 10.5-point underdogs or more, the Pelicans are 4-4 against the spread.
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Pick OU:
Under (239.5)
- In 23 games this season, the Nuggets and their opponents have gone over 239.5 combined points.
- The Pelicans have played 11 games this season that ended with a combined score above 239.5 points.
- Denver has had an average of 231.2 points in its games this season, 8.3 fewer than this matchup’s total.
- New Orleans has had an average of 225.7 points scored in its games so far this season, 13.8 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
- The Pelicans are the league’s 16th-highest scoring team this season compared to the second-ranked Nuggets.
- The Nuggets are the NBA’s 26th-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 27th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (-549)
- This season, the Nuggets have been favored 38 times and won 25, or 65.8%, of those games.
- The Pelicans have won in five, or 14.3%, of the 35 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- This season, Denver has won six of its seven games when favored by at least -549 on the moneyline.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +400 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 84.6% chance of a victory for the Nuggets.
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