New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 2/5/2025 Preview and Pick
Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO
TV: Altitude
Ball Arena is the site where the Denver Nuggets (31-19) will play the New Orleans Pelicans (12-38) on Wednesday.

The Pelicans took the court against the Nuggets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 125-113 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 21 and the Nuggets recorded 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 of 33 shots from long range. Denver finished the game shooting 80.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of their 26 shots. Furthermore, Denver collected 46 rebounds (14 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Denver doled out 28 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. When discussing defending, New Orleans allowed 50.0% from the field on 46 out of 92 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists for the matchup as well as creating 6 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 41 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans knocked down 19 of 22 attempts for a rate of 86.4%. New Orleans walked away from the contest having earned a 43.2% FG percentage (38 of 88) and converted 18 out of their 38 shots from beyond the arc.
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Trey Murphy III is a guy who was important for the game. He totaled 41 points on 13 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and also grabbed 3 boards. Murphy walked away from this one shooting 61.9% from the field and earned 3 dimes.
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New Orleans will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-38 so far this year. They average 109.9 points per outing (24th in basketball) while going 44.6% from the field. The Pelicans are shooting 34.9% on three-point attempts (617 of 1,770) and 76.6% from the free throw line. As a team, New Orleans is pulling down 43.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,257 assists for the season, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 14.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.3 fouls every game.
On defense, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are giving up 36.6% on 3-pointers and they are 26th in the league in opponents points per game (118.3). The Pelicans defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.3% (2,191 of 4,533) and they concede 46.3 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 27th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,420 conceded this season.
In their last game, the Nuggets took home the win by a final score of 125-113 when they faced the Pelicans. In reference to rebounding, Denver permitted New Orleans to collect 41 in all (14 on the offensive glass). They went 47.4% from 3-point land by going 18 of 38 and ended up shooting 19 out of 22 at the free throw line (86.4%). The Nuggets permitted the Pelicans to bury 38 of their 88 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 43.2% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Nuggets ended up shooting 46 for 92 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Denver buried 12 out of their 33 attempts (36.4%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.8%. The Pelicans committed 21 fouls for the game which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Nuggets corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for the contest.
Michael Porter Jr. ended up having an impact for the Nuggets for the game. He made 12 out of 22 for this game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 7 rebounds. Porter accumulated 36 points in his 40 minutes on the court and added 2 dimes for this contest.
Denver has a win-loss record of 31-19 for the year. The Nuggets have committed 17.4 fouls per game and they connect on 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 31.0 times per contest (1st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per contest. Denver has earned 6,028 points so far this season (120.6 per contest) and they grab 45.4 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nuggets are connecting on 50.5% from the field, which is ranked 1st in the league.
The Denver defense surrenders 36.2% from downtown (702 of 1,937) and their opponents are making 77.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 29.8 dimes and 42.5 rebounds every game, which ranks them 30th and 5th in the league. The Nuggets defensively are ranked 25th in the league in points given up per game with 116.4. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (16th in the NBA).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver
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