NBA Best Bets: Nuggets vs. Pelicans Picks for February 5
Published 4:34 pm Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-38) are heavy underdogs (by 10.5 points) to end a four-game road losing streak when they visit the Denver Nuggets (31-19) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET.
Before making a wager on this matchup, check out the best bets available on Wednesday based on our computer predictions.
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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
- Where: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
- TV: ALT and Gulf Coast Sports
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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 10.5)
- Denver is 24-26-0 against the spread this season.
- New Orleans’ record against the spread is 21-29-0.
- The Nuggets are 4-3 as 10.5-point favorites or more.
- The Pelicans have an ATS record of 4-4 as 10.5-point underdogs or greater.
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Pick OU:
Under (239.5)
- Nuggets games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 239.5 points 23 times.
- The Pelicans have played 11 games this season that have gone over 239.5 combined points scored.
- Denver has an average total of 231.2 in its matchups this year, 8.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The average over/under for New Orleans’ matchups this season is 225.7, 13.8 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Pelicans are the NBA’s 16th-highest scoring team this season compared to the second-ranked Nuggets.
- The Pelicans have allowed the 27th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Nuggets have given up the 26th-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (-500)
- The Nuggets have won 25, or 65.8%, of the 38 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Pelicans have come away with five wins in the 35 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Denver has won six of its seven games when favored by at least -500 on the moneyline.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +375 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 83.3% chance of a victory for the Nuggets.
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