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Denver vs. New Orleans: prediction for the NBA match
Denver secured victories in four latest matches. Will the Nuggets extend their success in a match against New Orleans on March 31? The answer is in our prediction.
Command Analysis
Denver Nuggets
USADenver's winning streak has already reached four games. Mike Malone's men are confidently at the top of the Western conference standings with seven regular season games left to go.
Team's leader on points (24.9 per game), rebounds (11.9) and assists (9.9) per game, Nikola Jokic, might miss the upcoming game.
New Orleans Pelicans
USANew Orleans secured five victories in six latest matches. The only defeat came from a game against Golden State (109:120) on March 29. A string of solid results lifted the Pelicans to a 9th place, which is in a play-in zone.
Louisiana team is approaching the upcoming game with a strongest line-up. Team's leader on points (20.8) and assists (5.9) per game, C.J. McCollum, is healthy and ready to play.
Trends
Ставка Murray: total over 20.5 points
Murray averages 20.7 points per game
Ставка McCollum: total over 19.5 points
McCollum averages 20.8 points per game
Tip and bets
Bookmakers are leaning towards Denver in this game. It's hard to argue with that choice. New Orleans need to improve their results in order to stay in the play-in zone. But it is always hard to beat Denver at their soil. Nuggets are not ready to lose the top spot. Hosts should be able to get a comfortable victory.
Our prediction - Denver to win with a handicap of (-7.5) points
Denver average 120 points per game at home, while New Orleans score 114 on away. Head-to-head matches between these teams are usually high-scoring. Total of 220 points was beaten in two of three latest encounters. We are expecting another high-scoring game tonight.
Our second bet is on total over 225.5 points
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