New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 2/3/2025 Preview and Pick
Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets
Date: Monday, February 3, 2025
Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO
TV: Altitude
Ball Arena is the site where the Denver Nuggets (28-19) will compete against the New Orleans Pelicans (12-36) on Monday.

The Pelicans faced the Mavericks and went home with a loss by a final score of 137-136 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 15 while the Mavericks accumulated 17 fouls. They also made 20 of their 43 shots from distance. Dallas ended up going 76.5% at the free throw line by making 13 of 17 attempts. Additionally, Dallas snagged 51 rebounds (16 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Dallas earned 30 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. In relation to defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 54.2% from the floor on 52 of 96 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned a total of 36 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 19 of 22 tries for a percentage of 86.4%. New Orleans ended with a 53.1% field goal percentage (51 of 96) and buried 15 out of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter.
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Trey Murphy III is a player who was a factor for the contest. Murphy finished 76.5% from the field and earned 4 assists. He played 39 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 32 points on 13 of 17 shooting.
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New Orleans steps onto the court with a record of 12-36 on the year. They have an average of 109.7 points per contest (24th in the league) while going 44.5% from the field. The Pelicans are connecting on 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (584 of 1,695) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Orleans is grabbing 42.9 boards per game and has tallied 1,214 dimes so far this season, which is 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis.
On defense, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 27th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,360 surrendered on the campaign. The Pelicans are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.3% (2,103 of 4,357) and they surrender 46.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 26th in basketball in opponents PPG (118.1).
The last time they took the hardwood, the Nuggets took a loss by a final score of 122-112 against the Knicks. The Nuggets were able to pull down 36 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this matchup. They also gave up possession 14 times, while earning 3 steals for the contest. The Knicks were called for 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 87.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Denver knocked down 10 of their 28 tries (35.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Nuggets walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8%. The Nuggets allowed the Knicks to make 48 of 93 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.6% for this game. They finished 41.2% from distance by going 14 of 34 and finished the game at 12 out of 18 from the free throw line (66.7%). With respect to rebounding, Denver allowed New York to grab 35 in all (6 on the offensive glass).
Jamal Murray was important for the Nuggets for this game. Murray accumulated 33 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accumulated 6 dimes in this matchup. He made 13 out of 25 for the contest giving him a rate of 52.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.
Denver has a win-loss mark of 28-19 so far this year. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 30.9 times per contest (1st in the league) and they cough up possession 14.4 times per contest. Denver has 5,659 pts this year (120.4 per game) and they collect 45.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 50.3% from the field, which is 1st in the league.
The Denver defense concedes 35.7% on 3-point attempts (654 of 1,833) and their opponents are knocking down 77.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 29.8 assists and 42.7 rebounds every game, which is 30th and 7th in basketball. The Nuggets are ranked 24th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 116.4. They have forced 13.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (16th in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans
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