Nuggets vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 5
Published 7:16 pm Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Denver Nuggets (31-19) are heavily favored (-10.5) to extend a three-game win streak when they host the New Orleans Pelicans (12-38) at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Ball Arena. The game airs on ALT and Gulf Coast Sports.
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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds
- Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: ALT and Gulf Coast Sports
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Venue: Ball Arena
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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Nuggets 124 – Pelicans 109
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Spread & Total Prediction for Nuggets vs. Pelicans
- Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 10.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Nuggets (-15.4)
- Pick OU:
Under (239.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 232.5
- The Nuggets have a 24-26-0 ATS record this season compared to the 21-29-0 mark of the Pelicans.
- When the spread is set as 10.5 or more this season, Denver (4-3) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (57.1%) than New Orleans (4-4) does as the underdog (50%).
- When it comes to going over the over/under in 2024-25, Denver does it more often (62% of the time) than New Orleans (56%).
- As a moneyline underdog this season, the Pelicans are 5-30, while the Nuggets are 25-13 as moneyline favorites.
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Nuggets Performance Insights
- The Nuggets sport a top-five offense this season, ranking third-best in the league with 120.6 points per game. At the other end of the court, they rank 25th with 116.4 points allowed per contest.
- Denver ranks fifth-best in the NBA by allowing just 42.5 rebounds per game. It ranks seventh in the league by averaging 45.4 rebounds per contest.
- With 31 assists per game, the Nuggets are best in the league in the category.
- Denver is committing 13.6 turnovers per game (14th-ranked in NBA) this year, while forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest (22nd-ranked).
- The Nuggets have struggled in terms of three-pointers this year, ranking third-worst in the NBA with 11.7 threes made per game. Conversely, they rank fourth-best in the league with a 37.8% shooting percentage from beyond the arc.
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- Offensively the Pelicans are the 24th-ranked squad in the league (109.9 points per game). Defensively they are fifth-worst (118.3 points allowed per game).
- In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the league in rebounds (43 per game) and third-worst in rebounds allowed (46.3).
- The Pelicans are 21st in the NBA in assists (25.1 per game) in 2024-25.
- At 13.6 turnovers committed per game and 13.9 turnovers forced, New Orleans is 14th and 12th in the NBA, respectively.
- At 12.3 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.9% from beyond the arc, the Pelicans are 23rd and 23rd in the league, respectively, in those categories.
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