NBA Best Bets: Nuggets vs. Pelicans Picks for February 5
Published 5:39 pm Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-38) are heavy underdogs (+10.5) as they attempt to break a six-game losing streak when they visit the Denver Nuggets (31-19) at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Ball Arena. The matchup airs on ALT and Gulf Coast Sports.
Our computer predictions below will assist you in choosing the best bets available for Wednesday’s game.
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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 covered the spread 24 times in 50 games.
- Against the spread, New Orleans is 21-29-0 this year.
- The Nuggets’ ATS record as 10.5-point favorites or more is 4-3.
- The Pelicans are 4-4 as 10.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Under (239.5)
- The Nuggets’ 50 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 have had more than 239.5 combined points scored.
- The average total in Denver’s games this season is 231.2, 8.3 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- New Orleans’ contests this season have a 225.7-point average over/under, 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.
- This game features the NBA’s 27th-ranked (Pelicans) and 26th-ranked (Nuggets) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (-500)
- The Nuggets have been favorites in 38 games this season and won 25 (65.8%) of those contests.
- The Pelicans have been victorious in five, or 14.3%, of the 35 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Denver has a record of 6-1 when it’s favored by -500 or more by sportsbooks 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 moneyline for this contest implies a 83.3% chance of a victory for the Nuggets.
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