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Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The fans at Smoothie King Center will be treated to a game between the Denver Nuggets and the New Orleans Pelicans when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -5.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 214.5.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 117-107 result against the 76ers on January 25. The Pelicans covered in that game as a +11.5-point underdog, while the 224 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Denver was a 124-118 winner in its last match on the road against the Nets. They covered the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 242 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Denver:
Team record: 26-21 SU,19-28 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Denver is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Denver's last 8 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-29 SU,22-24-1 ATS
New Orleans is 6-2-1 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games
New Orleans is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Denver at Milwaukee Sunday, January 30
New Orleans home to Boston Saturday, January 29