The New Orleans Pelicans (5-24) are underdogs (by 9.5 points) to stop a three-game home losing streak when they host the Denver Nuggets (14-11) on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET.

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Game Info

• When: Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and ALT2
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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 9.5)

• Denver has covered the spread 10 times in 25 games.
• New Orleans’ record against the spread is 10-19-0.
• As a 9.5-point favorite or greater, the Nuggets have two wins ATS (2-2).
• As a 9.5-point underdog or greater, the Pelicans have two wins ATS (2-6).

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Pick OU:

Under (232.5)

• Nuggets games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 232.5 points 16 times.
• The Pelicans have played eight games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 232.5 points.
• The average point total in Denver’s contests this year is 228.3, 4.2 more points than this game’s over/under.
• New Orleans’ games this season have had an average of 222.7 points, 9.8 fewer points than this game’s point total.
• The Nuggets score the 24th-most points in the league this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 22nd-most.
• This game features the NBA’s 28th-ranked (Pelicans) and sixth-ranked (Nuggets) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (-450)

• This season, the Nuggets have won nine out of the 17 games, or 52.9%, in which they’ve been favored.
• The Pelicans have been underdogs in 22 games this season and have come away with the win three times (13.6%) in those contests.
• Denver has a record of 3-1 when it’s favored by -450 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +333 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 81.8% chance of a victory for the Nuggets.

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