NBA Best Bets: Nuggets vs. Pelicans Picks for February 5
Published 4:34 pm Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Denver Nuggets (31-19) are heavily favored (-10.5) to build on a three-game winning streak when they host the New Orleans Pelicans (12-38) at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Ball Arena. The matchup airs on ALT and Gulf Coast Sports.
For the best bets you can place on Wednesday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.
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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’s record against the spread is 24-26-0.
- Against the spread, New Orleans is 21-29-0 this year.
- As 10.5-point favorites or more, the Nuggets are 4-3 against the spread.
- Against the spread as 10.5-point underdogs or more, the Pelicans are 4-4.
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Pick OU:
Under (239.5)
- Nuggets games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 239.5 points 23 times.
- The Pelicans have combined with their opponents to score more than 239.5 points in 11 of 50 games this season.
- Denver has an average total of 231.2 in its matchups this year, 8.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The average over/under for New Orleans’ contests this season is 225.7, 13.8 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Pelicans are the league’s 16th-highest scoring team this season compared to the second-ranked Nuggets.
- The Pelicans have allowed 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 (-500)
- This season, the Nuggets have been favored 38 times and won 25, or 65.8%, of those games.
- The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in 35 games this year and have walked away with the win five times (14.3%) in those games.
- Denver has a record of 6-1 when it’s favored by -500 or more by bookmakers this season.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +375 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The implied probability of a win from the Nuggets, based on the moneyline, is 83.3%.
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