The New Orleans Pelicans (5-24) are underdogs (by 9.5 points) to stop a three-game home losing streak when they host the Denver Nuggets (14-11) on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET.

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and ALT2
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Nuggets 120 – Pelicans 110

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Spread & Total Prediction for Nuggets vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 9.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Nuggets (-10.0)
• Pick OU:

  Under (231.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 229.0

• The Nuggets (10-15-0 ATS) have covered the spread 40% of the time, 5.5% more often than the Pelicans (10-19-0) this season.
• When the spread is set as 9.5 or more this season, Denver (2-2) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (50%) than New Orleans (2-6) does as the underdog (25%).
• New Orleans and its opponents have gone over the total 48.3% of the time this season (14 out of 29). That’s less often than Denver and its opponents have (17 out of 25).
• As a moneyline underdog this year, the Pelicans are 3-19, while the Nuggets are 9-8 as moneyline favorites.

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Nuggets Performance Insights

• The Nuggets sport a top-five offense this season, ranking fourth-best in the league with 119.4 points per game. Defensively, they rank 25th with 116.9 points allowed per contest.
• This year, Denver is grabbing 44.8 boards per game (11th-ranked in NBA) and ceding 43.8 rebounds per contest (16th-ranked).
• The Nuggets have been racking up assists in 2024-25, ranking best in the NBA with 31 assists per contest.
• Denver is committing 14.1 turnovers per game (16th-ranked in league). It is forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (15th-ranked).
• The Nuggets are draining 11.7 threes per game this year (25th-ranked in NBA), and they sport a 38.3% three-point percentage (fifth-best).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pelicans are worst in the league on offense (104.9 points scored per game) and 23rd defensively (116.7 points conceded).
• New Orleans is 20th in the NBA in rebounds per game (43.1) and 25th in rebounds conceded (45.4).
• This season the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the NBA in assists at 23.6 per game.
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 19th in the league in turnovers committed (14.5 per game) and 19th in turnovers forced (13.8).
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are worst in the league in 3-pointers made per game (11). They are ranked 25th in 3-point percentage at 33.3%.

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