NBA Best Bets: Nuggets vs. Pelicans Picks for November 15

Published 10:39 am Thursday, November 14, 2024

The Denver Nuggets (7-3) are 8.5-point favorites as they look to build on a five-game winning streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (3-9) on Friday, November 15, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The contest airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and ALT.

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Game Info

  • When: Friday, November 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: Gulf Coast Sports and ALT
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 8.5)

  • Against the spread, Denver is 4-6-0 this season.
  • New Orleans has two wins against the spread this season.
  • The Nuggets have won once ATS (1-2) as a 8.5-point favorite or more this season.
  • The Pelicans are winless ATS (0-2) when playing as at least 8.5-point underdogs this season.

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Pick OU:

Over (225.5)

  • Nuggets games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 225.5 points eight times.
  • The Pelicans have combined with their opponent to score more than 225.5 points in six of 12 games this season.
  • The average total in Denver’s games this year is 223.9, 1.6 more than this matchup’s over/under.
  • New Orleans has had an average of 221.0 points scored in its games so far this season, 4.5 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
  • The Nuggets score the 25th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 21st-most.
  • The Pelicans have allowed the 23rd-fewest points in the league this season, while the Nuggets have given up the second-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (-400)

  • The Nuggets have entered the game as favorites eight times this season and won six of those games.
  • The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in six games this year and have walked away with the win one time (16.7%) in those games.
  • Denver has played as a favorite of -400 or more twice this season and won both games.
  • New Orleans has been named as an underdog of +310 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 80% chance of a victory for the Nuggets.

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