The New Orleans Pelicans (14-8) will host the Denver Nuggets (14-8) after victories in three straight home games. It starts at 12:30 PM ET on Sunday, December 4, 2022.
The Nuggets are just a 1-point favorite against the Pelicans when the Nuggets and Pelicans take the court in a game projected to be a close matchup. The point total for the game is set at 229.
Nuggets vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
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- Spread: Denver -1
- Total: 229
- Moneyline: Denver -119, New Orleans -101
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Nuggets at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 1)
- Pick OU:
Under (229)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 118 – Nuggets 110
- Denver has come away with 11 wins in the 17 contests it has been listed as the favorite in this season.
- This season, Denver has come away with a win 11 times in 17 chances when named as a favorite of at least -119 or shorter on the moneyline.
- Denver has an implied victory probability of 54.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- New Orleans is 4-4 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 50% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -101 or longer, New Orleans has gone 4-4 (50%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, New Orleans’ implied win probability is 50.2%.
- The 115.1 points per game the Nuggets score are only 4.6 more points than the Pelicans allow (110.5).
- Denver is 9-4 against the spread and 12-1 overall when scoring more than 110.5 points.
- When Denver totals more than 110.5 points, it is 12-1.
- When New Orleans gives up fewer than 115.1 points, it is 12-3 against the spread and 14-1 overall.
- New Orleans has a 14-1 record when giving up fewer than 115.1 points.
- The Pelicans score an average of 117.1 points per game, only 3.8 more points than the 113.3 the Nuggets allow to opponents.
- When it scores more than 113.3 points, New Orleans is 9-5 against the spread and 10-4 overall.
- New Orleans is 10-4 when it scores more than 113.3 points.
- Denver’s record is 9-5 against the spread and 11-3 overall when it gives up fewer than 117.1 points.
- Denver’s record is 11-3 when it allows fewer than 117.1 points.
- The Nuggets are the NBA’s ninth-ranked scoring team (115.1 PPG), while the Pelicans rank 10th in points per game allowed (110.5) in the league.
- New Orleans’ squad is currently the fifth-ranked scoring team in the NBA (117.1 PPG), while Denver’s team is 14th in points allowed per game (113.3).
- The Nuggets have out-scored their opponents by a total of 41 points this season (1.8 points per game on average), and the Pelicans have put up 145 more points than their opponents on the year (6.6 per game).