The New Orleans Pelicans (5-6) battle the Denver Nuggets (9-2) on Friday, November 17, 2023 at Smoothie King Center. It starts at 8:00 PM ET on BSNO and ALT.
The Nuggets play the Pelicans in a game projected to be a hard-fought matchup. The Nuggets are favored by only 1 point against the Pelicans.
Nuggets vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
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- Spread: Denver -1
- Moneyline: Denver -118, New Orleans -102
Nuggets at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 1)
- Prediction:
Nuggets 115 – Pelicans 109
- Denver has won nine, or 81.8%, of the 11 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- This year, Denver has won nine of 11 games when listed as at least -118 or better on the moneyline.
- Denver has an implied victory probability of 54.1% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- New Orleans has gone 3-4 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 42.9% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer, New Orleans has gone 2-4 (33.3%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives New Orleans a 50.5% chance to win.
- The Nuggets record only 1.1 fewer points per game (114.5) than the Pelicans allow (115.6).
- When Denver scores more than 115.6 points, it is 5-0 against the spread and 5-0 overall.
- When it scores more than 106.3 points, New Orleans is 4-2 against the spread and 4-2 overall.
- Denver has an ATS record of 3-6 and a 7-2 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 111.1 points.
- The Nuggets are at the 10th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (114.5 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the 21st-fewest points per game (115.6) in the league.
- New Orleans’ squad is currently the 19th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (111.1 PPG), while Denver’s team is fifth in points allowed per game (106.3).
- The Nuggets have out-scored their opponents by a total of 90 points this season (8.2 points per game on average), and opponents of the Pelicans have out-scored them by 50 more points on the year (4.5 per game).
How to watch Nuggets vs. Pelicans
- Game Day: Friday, November 17, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSNO and ALT
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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