Nuggets vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 3

Published 8:16 pm Sunday, February 2, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-37) visit the Denver Nuggets (30-19) after losing three road games in a row. The Nuggets are heavy favorites by 13.5 points in the contest, which starts at 9:00 PM ET on Monday, February 3, 2025.

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Monday, February 3, 2025
  • Time: 9:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: ALT, KTVD, and Gulf Coast Sports
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Denver, Colorado
  • Venue: Ball Arena

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Nuggets vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Nuggets 124 – Pelicans 108

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Spread & Total Prediction for Nuggets vs. Pelicans

  • Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 13.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Nuggets (-15.4)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (237.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 232.4
  • The Pelicans (21-28-0 ATS) have covered the spread 46.9% of the time, four% less often than the Nuggets (23-26-0) this season.
  • As a 13.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Denver is 1-0 against the spread compared to the 1-2 ATS record New Orleans puts up as a 13.5-point underdog.
  • When it comes to topping the total in 2024-25, Denver does it more often (63.3% of the time) than New Orleans (57.1%).
  • As a moneyline underdog this year, the Pelicans are 5-29, while the Nuggets are 24-13 as moneyline favorites.

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Nuggets Performance Insights

  • The Nuggets sport a top-five offense this year, ranking third-best in the league with 120.5 points per game. Defensively, they rank 25th with 116.5 points allowed per contest.
  • Denver is pulling down 45.4 boards per game this year (seventh-ranked in NBA), and it has given up just 42.5 rebounds per contest (fifth-best).
  • The Nuggets have been one of the best teams in the league when it comes to assists, as they are dishing out 31.1 per game (best in NBA).
  • Denver is averaging 13.8 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in league). It is forcing 12.9 turnovers per contest (21st-ranked).
  • The Nuggets have struggled in terms of three-pointers this year, ranking third-worst in the NBA with 11.7 threes made per game. On the other hand, they rank fourth-best in the league with a 37.8% shooting percentage from beyond the arc.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

  • Offensively the Pelicans are the 24th-ranked squad in the NBA (109.8 points per game). Defensively they are fifth-worst (118.1 points allowed per game).
  • In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the NBA in rebounds (43 per game) and third-worst in rebounds conceded (46.3).
  • The Pelicans are 20th in the NBA in assists (25.1 per game) in 2024-25.
  • In terms of turnovers, New Orleans is 14th in the NBA in committing them (13.7 per game). It is ninth in forcing them (14.1 per game).
  • With 12.2 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.6% from downtown, the Pelicans are 24th and 23rd in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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