The New Orleans Pelicans (5-24) are 9.5-point underdogs as they look to break a six-game losing streak when they host the Denver Nuggets (14-11) on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and ALT2.

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Game Info

• When: Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and ALT2
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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 9.5)

• Denver has beaten the spread 10 times in 25 games.
• New Orleans has beaten the spread 10 times in 29 games.
• The Nuggets have two wins ATS (2-2) as a 9.5-point favorite or greater this year.
• As a 9.5-point underdog or more, the Pelicans have two wins ATS (2-6).

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Pick OU:

Under (232.5)

• Nuggets games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 232.5 points 16 times.
• Pelicans games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 232.5 points in eight of 29 outings.
• Denver has an average point total of 228.3 in its outings this year, 4.2 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• New Orleans’ games this season have had an average of 222.7 points, 9.8 fewer points than this game’s point total.
• The Nuggets score the 24th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 22nd-most.
• The Nuggets are the league’s sixth-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 28th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (-450)

• This season, the Nuggets have been favored 17 times and won nine, or 52.9%, of those games.
• The Pelicans have won in three, or 13.6%, of the 22 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Denver has a record of 3-1 when it’s favored by -450 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +333 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nuggets have a 81.8% chance to win.

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