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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Denver Nuggets will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -8.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 234.5.
In their last action, Denver was a 126-119 loser on the road against the 76ers. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (245) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
The Pelicans were a 135-110 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Bucks. They failed to cover the +10.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (245) made winners of OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Denver:
Team record: 19-11 SU,13-17 ATS
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Denver's last 11 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Dallas Thursday, February 2
Denver home to Golden State Thursday, February 2