The New Orleans Pelicans (12-38) will attempt to stop a six-game losing streak when they visit the Denver Nuggets (31-19) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Ball Arena as big, 10.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 9:00 PM ET on ALT and Gulf Coast Sports.

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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 the spread more often than the Pelicans this year, sporting an ATS record of 24-26-0, compared to the 21-29-0 record of the Pelicans.
• Denver covers the spread when it is a 10.5-point favorite or more 57.1% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 10.5 or more (50%).
• When it comes to topping the over/under in 2024-25, Denver does it more often (62% of the time) than New Orleans (56%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Nuggets are 25-13, a better tally than the Pelicans have posted (5-30) as moneyline underdogs.

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Nuggets Performance Insights

• The Nuggets are surrendering 116.4 points per game this season (25th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really thrived on offense, putting up 120.6 points per contest (third-best).
• Denver is grabbing 45.4 boards per game this year (seventh-ranked in NBA), and it has allowed only 42.5 rebounds per game (fifth-best).
• The Nuggets have been one of the best teams in the league in terms of assists, as they are dishing out 31 per game (best in NBA).
• Denver is committing 13.6 turnovers per game (14th-ranked in league). It is forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest (22nd-ranked).
• The Nuggets have struggled in terms of three-pointers this season, ranking third-worst in the NBA with 11.7 threes made per game. Conversely, they rank fourth-best in the league with a 37.8% shooting percentage from downtown.

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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 on defense (118.3 points allowed).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the NBA in rebounds (43 per game) and third-worst in rebounds allowed (46.3).
• At 25.1 assists per game, the Pelicans are 21st in the league.
• In terms of turnovers, New Orleans is 14th in the league in committing them (13.6 per game). It is 12th in forcing them (13.9 per game).
• In 2024-25, the Pelicans are 23rd in the NBA in 3-point makes (12.3 per game) and 23rd in 3-point percentage (34.9%).

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