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

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, November 15, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and ALT
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Nuggets 119 – Pelicans 111

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Spread & Total Prediction for Nuggets vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 8.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Nuggets (-7.7)
• Pick OU:

  Over (224.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 230.0

• The Nuggets have covered the spread more often than the Pelicans this season, tallying an ATS record of 4-6-0, as opposed to the 2-10-0 mark of the Pelicans.
• Denver covers the spread when it is an 8.5-point favorite or more 33.3% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 8.5 or more (never covered this season).
• New Orleans and its opponents have gone over the point total 58.3% of the time this season (seven out of 12). That’s less often than Denver and its opponents have (eight out of 10).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Nuggets are 6-2, while the Pelicans are 1-5 as moneyline underdogs.

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Nuggets Performance Insights

• The Nuggets are ceding 118 points per game this season (25th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really shined on offense, scoring 120.9 points per game (fifth-best).
• Denver is allowing 42.8 boards per game this year (15th-ranked in NBA), but it has shined by averaging 47 rebounds per game (fourth-best).
• The Nuggets have been one of the top teams in the league in terms of assists, as they are collecting 30.7 per game (best in NBA).
• Denver is committing 13.8 turnovers per game (16th-ranked in league). It is forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest (15th-ranked).
• The Nuggets are draining 12.8 three-pointers per game this season (15th-ranked in NBA), and they have a 40.4% three-point percentage (second-best).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Pelicans are the worst squad in the league (105.4 points per game). Defensively, they are 22nd (115.7 points conceded per game).
• On the boards, New Orleans is 21st in the league in rebounds (42.3 per game). It is 10th in rebounds conceded (42.2 per game).
• This season the Pelicans are ranked 25th in the league in assists at 24.2 per game.
• New Orleans commits 14.2 turnovers per game and force 13.5 per game, ranking 18th and 18th, respectively, in the NBA.
• The Pelicans are the fourth-worst team in the NBA in 3-pointers made (11.2 per game) and 20th in 3-point percentage (34.8%).

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