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

Published 11:39 am Thursday, November 14, 2024

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

Our computer predictions below will assist you in choosing the best bets available for Friday’s game.

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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)

  • Denver has four wins in 10 games against the spread this year.
  • New Orleans has posted 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 played six games this season that ended with a point total higher than 225.5 points.
  • Denver has an average total of 223.9 in its outings this year, 1.6 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The average total for New Orleans’ games this season is 221 points, 4.5 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The Nuggets are the 25th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Pelicans have scored the 21st-most points.
  • This contest features the NBA’s 23rd-ranked (Pelicans) and second-ranked (Nuggets) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (-400)

  • The Nuggets have been favorites in eight games this season and won six (75%) of those contests.
  • The Pelicans have been underdogs in six games this season and have come away with the win one time (16.7%) in those contests.
  • 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 implied probability of a win from the Nuggets, based on the moneyline, is 80%.

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