The New Orleans Pelicans (3-7) will attempt to stop a three-Game home losing skid when hosting the Denver Nuggets (7-3) on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET.
The Pelicans are only a 1-point favorite when they and the Nuggets play in a game expected to be a close one. The point total for the game is set at 229.5.
Pelicans vs. Nuggets betting odds
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- Spread: New Orleans -1
- Total: 229.5
- Moneyline: New Orleans -115, Denver -105
Nuggets at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Nuggets (+ 1)
- Pick OU:
Over (229.5)
- Prediction:
Nuggets 120 – Pelicans 111
Moneyline
- The Pelicans put together a 30-19 record in Games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 61.2% of those Games).
- New Orleans had a record of 30-19 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -115 or shorter last year (61.2%).
- The Pelicans have a 53.5% chance to win this Game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Denver was underdogs in 10 Games last season and won four (40%) of those contests.
- The Nuggets were 4-5 last season when entering a Game as an underdog by -105 or more on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win by Denver, based on the moneyline, is 51.2%.
Against the spread
- The 107.2 points per Game the Pelicans score are 10.8 fewer points than the Nuggets allow (118.0).
- When New Orleans totals more than 118.0 points, it is 2-1 against the spread and 2-1 overall.
- Denver has put together a 3-4 ATS record and a 7-0 overall record in Games it scores more than 117.5 points.
- New Orleans’ record is 2-4 against the spread and 3-3 overall when it allows fewer than 120.9 points.
- The Pelicans are the NBA’s 25th-ranked scoring team (107.2 PPG), while the Nuggets rank 24th in points per Game allowed (118.0) in the league.
- The third-ranked scoring NBA team (120.9 PPG) is Denver, while the New Orleans squad ranks 23rd in the league defensively (117.5 PPG).
- The Pelicans have been out-scored by 103 points this season (10.3 points per Game on average), while the Nuggets have put up 29 more points than their opponents on the year (2.9 per Game).
Over/Under
- New Orleans has an average implied point total of 113.2 this year, which is 2.8 points lower than its implied total in Friday’s Game (116).
- This season, New Orleans has scored more than 116 points in three Games.
- The average implied point total on the year for Denver (115.2) is 1.2 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (114).
How to watch Pelicans vs. Nuggets
- Game day: Friday, November 15, 2024
- Game time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV channel: Gulf Coast Sports and ALT
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- Live stream: Watch this Game Fubo
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