The Denver Nuggets (7-3) will try to continue a five-game winning streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (3-9) on Friday, November 15, 2024 at Smoothie King Center as 8.5-point favorites. The contest airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and ALT.

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, November 15, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and ALT
• 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 119 – Pelicans 111

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Spread & Total Prediction for Nuggets vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 8.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Nuggets (-7.7)
• Pick OU:

  Over (224.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 230.0

• The Pelicans (2-10-0 ATS) have covered the spread 40% of the time, 23.3% less often than the Nuggets (4-6-0) this season.
• Denver covers the spread when it is an 8.5-point favorite or more 33.3% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 8.5 or more (never covered this season).
• When it comes to going over the point total in 2024-25, Denver does it more often (80% of the time) than New Orleans (58.3%).
• The Nuggets have a .750 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (6-2) this season, higher than the .167 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (1-5).

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Nuggets Performance Insights

• The Nuggets own a top-five offense this year, ranking fifth-best in the league with 120.9 points per game. At the other end of the court, they rank 25th with 118 points allowed per contest.
• Denver is allowing 42.8 rebounds per game this year (15th-ranked in NBA), but it has provided a lift by pulling down 47 rebounds per game (fourth-best).
• The Nuggets have been one of the top teams in the league in terms of assists, as they are delivering 30.7 per game (best in NBA).
• Denver is committing 13.8 turnovers per game (16th-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest (15th-ranked).
• The Nuggets are draining 12.8 three-pointers per game this season (15th-ranked in NBA), and they own a 40.4% three-point percentage (second-best).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are the worst squad in the NBA in points scored (105.4 per game) and 22nd in points allowed (115.7).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 21st in the league in rebounds (42.3 per game) and 10th in rebounds conceded (42.2).
• The Pelicans are 25th in the NBA in assists (24.2 per game) in 2024-25.
• New Orleans is 18th in the NBA in turnovers per game (14.2) and 18th in turnovers forced (13.5).
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are fourth-worst in the league in 3-pointers made per game (11.2). They are ranked 20th in 3-point percentage at 34.8%.

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