NBA Best Bets: Nuggets vs. Pelicans Picks for February 5
Published 9:33 pm Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Denver Nuggets (31-19) are heavy favorites (-10.5) as they try to continue a three-game home winning streak when they host the New Orleans Pelicans (12-38) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Ball Arena. The matchup airs at 9:00 PM ET on ALT and Gulf Coast Sports.
Hoping to make an informed wager on Wednesday’s game? Discover the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) right here.
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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
- Where: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
- TV: ALT and Gulf Coast Sports
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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 10.5)
- Denver has beaten the spread 24 times in 50 games.
- New Orleans has beaten the spread 21 times in 50 games.
- The Nuggets have an ATS record of 4-3 as 10.5-point favorites or more.
- As 10.5-point underdogs or greater, the Pelicans are 4-4 against the spread.
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Pick OU:
Under (239.5)
- Nuggets games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 239.5 points 23 times.
- The Pelicans have played 11 games this season that ended with a combined score over 239.5 points.
- The average total in Denver’s games this season is 231.2, 8.3 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- New Orleans’ games this season have had an average of 225.7 points, 13.8 fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Pelicans are the league’s 16th-highest scoring team this season compared to the second-ranked Nuggets.
- The Pelicans have surrendered the 27th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Nuggets have given up the 26th-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (-549)
- The Nuggets have entered the game as favorites 38 times this season and won 25, or 65.8%, of those games.
- The Pelicans have won in five, or 14.3%, of the 35 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- This season, Denver has won six of its seven games when favored by at least -549 on the moneyline.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +400 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The implied probability of a win from the Nuggets, based on the moneyline, is 84.6%.
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