It’s Monday, February 3, and the New Orleans Pelicans (12-37) and the Denver Nuggets (30-19) are all set to square off from Ball Arena in Denver.
The Pelicans are suddenly without Dejounte Murray who suffered a torn Achilles in Friday’s two-point loss to Boston. New Orleans must fill his 32 minutes and 17.5 points somehow. They need to figure it out on the fly as they visit Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets tonight. Denver wrapped up a five-game road trip with a 107-104 win in Charlotte. They finished the trip 2-3.
The Pelicans are currently 4-19 on the road with a point differential of -8, while the Nuggets have a 6-4 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details re: Pelicans vs. Nuggets today
- Date: Monday, February 3, 2025
- Time: 9:00PM EST
- Site: Ball Arena
- City: Denver, CO
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Game odds for Pelicans vs. Nuggets
The latest odds as of Monday:
- Odds: Pelicans (+509), Nuggets (-719)
- Spread: Nuggets -12.5
- Over/Under: 238 points
That gives the Pelicans an implied team point total of 117.97, and the Nuggets 124.49.
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Expert picks & predictions for Monday’s Pelicans vs. Nuggets game
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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the visitors to cover the number: New Orleans Pelicans +12.5
“Brutal season for the Pels continues with the injury bug finding Murray again. This is a showcase spot for the players looking to find new teams, though, so would expect the rested legs find a way to compete.”
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Pelicans & Nuggets game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the Denver Nuggets on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the New Orleans Pelicans at +12.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the UNDER on the Game Total of 238.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Pelicans vs. Nuggets on Monday
- The Pelicans have lost 19 of their 23 road games this season
- The Nuggets’ last 5 home games have gone OVER the Total
- The Pelicans have covered the spread in 4 of their last 5 games against teams with winning records
- The Nuggets have won 5 of their last 7 home matchups against the Pelicans
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