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 begins at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

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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 covered more often than the Pelicans this year, recording an ATS record of 24-26-0, 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 eclipsing the over/under in 2024-25, Denver does it better (62% of the time) than New Orleans (56%).
• The Nuggets have a .658 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (25-13) this season while the Pelicans have a .143 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (5-30).

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Nuggets Performance Insights

• The Nuggets are giving up 116.4 points per game this year (25th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really played well offensively, averaging 120.6 points per contest (third-best).
• Denver ranks fifth-best in the NBA by allowing only 42.5 rebounds per game. It ranks seventh in the league by pulling down 45.4 rebounds per contest.
• The Nuggets have been one of the top teams in the league when it comes to assists, as they are averaging 31 per game (best in NBA).
• Denver is averaging 13.6 turnovers per game (14th-ranked in league). It is forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest (22nd-ranked).
• The Nuggets haven’t been scoring many threes this season, ranking third-worst in the NBA (11.7 treys per game). But they rank fourth-best in the league with a 37.8% shooting percentage when they do fire from beyond the arc.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pelicans are 24th in the league offensively (109.9 points scored per game) and fifth-worst defensively (118.3 points allowed).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the league in rebounds (43 per game) and third-worst in rebounds conceded (46.3).
• The Pelicans are 21st in the league 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 downtown, the Pelicans are 23rd and 23rd in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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