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2024 NBA Handicapping New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets
(23-15) New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets (26-13)
Date: Friday, January 12th
Time: 10:00 PM ET
Venue: Ball Arena Denver, Colorado
Moneyline NBA Odds: Pelicans +185| Nuggets -225 (Bet Now!)
NBA ATS Betting Odds: Nuggets -5.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total (O/U): 229
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On Friday, January 12th the New Orleans Pelicans and Denver Nuggets play for the third and final time to determine the winner of the season series. Denver won the first meeting 134-116 on November 6th while the Pelicans won 115-100 on November 17th.
Both squads last played on Wednesday with the Pelicans pounding the Warriors 141-105 while the Nuggets got shocked by the Jazz losing 111-124.
Season Series
Last season, the teams played four times splitting the four contests but it’s the Nuggets who hold the all-time record having bested the Pelicans in 42 of their 74 matches.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Thursday, January 11th. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Friday, January 12th.
New Orleans Pelicans
The Pels are one of the hottest teams in the association winning six of their last seven contests. That stint includes victories versus the top-seeded Wolves and the team just ahead of them in the standings (Kings).
While New Orleans is playing well there continue to be questions about Zion Williamson who has shown some growth in terms of improving his conditioning but has yet to demonstrate consistent performances vacillating between big outings followed by mediocre offerings.
For example, in his last five matches, Williamson has scored 26, 10, 27, 12, and 19 points.
Pelicans Stats
The Pelicans rank 14th offensively (116.0), and sixth defensively (111.6) while posting a plus +4.6 net differential which ranks seventh overall
New Orleans is one of the better bets in the association with a 22-15-1 record against the spread this season.
Pelicans Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- CJ McCollum, SG (questionable — ankle)
- Brandon Ingram, SF (questionable — Achilles)
- Zion Williamson, PF (questionable — quad)
- Trey Murphy III, SF (questionable — illness)
- Matt Ryan, SF (OUT indefinitely— elbow)
Denver Nuggets
Since December 12th, the Nuggets are 12-4 with two of those losses against the Thunder.
While there have been some surprising losses it feels very much like Michael Malone is content to lose a few matches to get the youngsters integrated into the lineup and expose them to pressure situations.
It’s paying dividends for the most part with each of Christian Braun, Peyton Watson, and Julian Strawther producing and occasionally becoming the x-factor.
Nuggets Stats
Denver ranks eighth both offensively (118.7) and defensively (112.9) with a net differential of plus +5.8 which ranks fourth overall.
Despite their overall placement, the Nuggets aren’t as solid against the spread with a 17-21-1 record through 39 contests.
Nuggets Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Julian Strawther, SF (questionable—knee)
- Vlatko Cancar, SF (OUT indefinitely— knee)
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Pelicans vs. Nuggets NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Pelicans are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
- New Orleans is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
- Also, the Pelicans New Orleans are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games on the road.
- By comparison, Denver is 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Denver’s last 15 games against New Orleans.
- Additionally, the Nuggets are 12-4 SU in their last 16 games.
Free New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Prediction:
Some pundits suggest the Nuggets are missing Bruce Brown and Jeff Green but (per above) I think Malone has a larger picture in mind and will be ready come spring. When the Big 3 (Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon) are in the lineup the team plays to its identity and looks every much like the champions they are.
In fact, Denver has only lost two games in a row once when all three play.
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