The New Orleans Pelicans (23-15) will visit the Denver Nuggets (26-13) after winning seven road games in a row. It begins at 10:00 PM ET on Friday, January 12, 2024.
The Nuggets enter their matchup against the Pelicans as a 6.5-point favorite. The point total for the game is 229.5.
Nuggets vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 7:30 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Denver -6.5
- Total: 229.5
- Moneyline: Denver -229, New Orleans +187
Pelicans at Nuggets odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 6.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (229.5)
- Prediction:
Nuggets 115 – Pelicans 112
- Denver has been victorious in 25, or 69.4%, of the 36 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year, Denver has won 15 of 18 games when listed as at least -229 or better on the moneyline.
- Denver has an implied victory probability of 69.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- New Orleans has an 11-7 record in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 61.1% of those games).
- New Orleans has gone 1-3 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +187 or longer (25%).
- New Orleans has an implied moneyline win probability of 34.8% in this matchup.
- The 115.9 points per game the Nuggets average are just 4.5 more points than the Pelicans give up (111.4).
- Denver is 16-6-1 against the spread and 19-4 overall when scoring more than 111.4 points.
- New Orleans has put together a 19-8 ATS record and a 20-7 overall record in games it scores more than 111.0 points.
- Denver’s record is 14-13 against the spread and 21-6 overall when it allows fewer than 116.4 points.
- The Nuggets are the league’s 12th-ranked scoring team (115.9 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the rank sixth in points per game (111.4) in NBA action.
- New Orleans’ squad is currently the 11th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (116.4 PPG), while Denver’s team is third in points allowed per game (111.0).
- The Nuggets have out-scored their opponents by a total of 193 points this season (4.9 points per game on average), and the Pelicans have put up 190 more points than their opponents on the year (5.0 per game).
Over/Under
- Denver’s average implied point total this season is 1.3 fewer points than its implied total in Friday’s game (116.7 implied points on average compared to 118 implied points in this game).
- This season, Denver has recorded more than 118 points in 18 games.
- The 116.9-point average implied total on the season for New Orleans is 4.9 more points than the team’s 112-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Nuggets vs. Pelicans
- Game Day: Friday, January 12, 2024
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, ALT, and WVUE
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Arena: Ball Arena
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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