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Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Denver Nuggets and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -2.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
New Orleans was a 134-123 loser in its last match at home against the Warriors. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 257 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Denver lost its last outing, a 109-106 result against the Mavericks on October 29. The Nuggets failed to cover in that game as a -5-point favorite, while the 215 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Denver:
Team record: 3-1 SU,2-2 ATS
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 0-4 SU,1-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games
Next up:
Denver at Orlando Saturday, November 2
New Orleans at Oklahoma City Saturday, November 2