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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Denver Nuggets will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Ball Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -2.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 221.5.

Denver lost its last outing, a 108-104 result against the Jazz on February 02. The Nuggets covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 212 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 111-101 winner as they battled the Pistons on the road. The Pelicans covered in the match as a -2.5-point favorite, while 212 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

New Orleans:
Team record: 19-32 SU,24-26-1 ATS
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Denver:
Team record: 28-23 SU,22-29 ATS
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Denver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 12 games

Next up:
New Orleans at Houston Sunday, February 6
Denver home to Brooklyn Sunday, February 6