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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets
The fans at Ball Arena will be treated to a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Denver Nuggets when they take their seats on Sunday.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -5.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 233.5.
Denver won its last outing, a 131-127 result against the Bulls on March 19. The Nuggets failed to cover in that game as a -7-point favorite, while the 258 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 101-93 loser on the road against the Trail Blazers. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (194) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 17-24 SU,18-23 ATS
New Orleans is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of New Orleans's last 19 games
New Orleans is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Denver:
Team record: 25-16 SU,19-22 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Denver is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans home to Los Angeles Tuesday, March 23
Denver at Orlando Tuesday, March 23