The New Orleans Pelicans (3-9) host the Denver Nuggets (7-3) after losing four straight home games. The Nuggets are favored by 8.5 points in the contest, which begins at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, November 15, 2024.

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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 (225.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 230.0

• The Nuggets’ .400 ATS win percentage (4-6-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pelicans’ .167 mark (2-10-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• 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).
• Denver’s games have gone over the total 80% of the time this season (eight out of 10), which is more often than New Orleans’ games have (seven out of 12).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Nuggets are 6-2, a better record than the Pelicans have put up (1-5) as moneyline underdogs.

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Nuggets Performance Insights

• The Nuggets have been carried by their offense, as they rank fifth-best in the NBA by posting 120.9 points per game. They rank 25th in the league in points allowed (118 per contest).
• Denver ranks fourth-best in the NBA by pulling down 47 rebounds per game. In terms of rebounds allowed, it ranks 15th in the league (42.8 allowed per contest).
• With 30.7 assists per game, the Nuggets rank best in the league in the category.
• Denver is averaging 13.8 turnovers per game (16th-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest (15th-ranked).
• With a 40.4% three-point percentage this season, the Nuggets rank second-best in the NBA. They rank 15th in the league by making 12.8 treys per contest.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• On offense, the Pelicans are the worst team in the league (105.4 points per game). Defensively, they are 22nd (115.7 points allowed per game).
• New Orleans grabs 42.3 rebounds per game and concede 42.2 boards, ranking 21st and 10th, respectively, in the league.
• The Pelicans are 25th in the NBA in assists (24.2 per game) in 2024-25.
• New Orleans is 18th in the league in turnovers per game (14.2) and 18th in turnovers forced (13.5).
• In 2024-25 the Pelicans are fourth-worst in the league in 3-point makes (11.2 per game) and rank 20th in 3-point percentage (34.8%).

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