The Denver Nuggets (31-19) are heavy favorites (-10.5) as they look to build on a three-game home win streak when they take on 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.

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: ALT and Gulf Coast Sports
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Denver, Colorado
• Venue: Ball Arena

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Nuggets 124 – Pelicans 109

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Spread & Total Prediction for Nuggets vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 10.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Nuggets (-15.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (239.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 232.5

• The Nuggets’ .480 ATS win percentage (24-26-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pelicans’ .420 mark (21-29-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• Denver (4-3) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 10.5 points or more this season (57.1%) than New Orleans (4-4) does as a 10.5+-point underdog (50%).
• When it comes to eclipsing the point total in 2024-25, New Orleans and its opponents don’t do it as often (56% of the time) as Denver and its opponents (62%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Nuggets are 25-13, while the Pelicans are 5-30 as moneyline underdogs.

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Nuggets Performance Insights

• The Nuggets are ceding 116.4 points per game this season (25th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really shined on offense, putting up 120.6 points per game (third-best).
• With 42.5 rebounds allowed per game, Denver is fifth-best in the league. It ranks seventh in the league by averaging 45.4 rebounds per contest.
• The Nuggets have been racking up assists in 2024-25, ranking best in the NBA with 31.0 assists per contest.
• With 13.6 turnovers per game, Denver ranks 14th in the NBA. It forces 12.8 turnovers per contest, which ranks 22nd in the league.
• The Nuggets haven’t been making many three-pointers this season, ranking third-worst in the NBA (11.7 threes made per game). But they rank fourth-best in the league with a 37.8% shooting percentage when they do fire from three-point land.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are 24th in the league in points scored (109.9 per game) and fifth-worst in points allowed (118.3).
• New Orleans is 24th in the NBA in rebounds per game (43.0) and third-worst in rebounds conceded (46.3).
• This season the Pelicans are ranked 21st in the NBA in assists at 25.1 per game.
• New Orleans commits 13.6 turnovers per game and force 13.9 per game, ranking 14th and 12th, respectively, in the league.
• With 12.3 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.9% from beyond the arc, the Pelicans are 23rd and 23rd in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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