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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 Sunday.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -7.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 231.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 104-93 result against the Knicks on December 21. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a +7.5-point underdog, while the 197 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Denver lost its last outing, a 126-124 result against the Trail Blazers on December 19. The Nuggets failed to cover in that game as a -8.5-point favorite, while the 250 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Denver:
Team record: 14-11 SU,10-14-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Denver's last 23 games
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Denver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 5-24 SU,10-19 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Next up:
Denver home to Phoenix Monday, December 23
New Orleans home to Houston Thursday, December 26