Nuggets visit Pelicans, who have lost five straight

New Orleans is 4-9 and 12th in the West, and it comes in on a five-game losing streak. The Pelicans are 3-5 at home. They also play on the second night of a back-to-back, with the Nuggets visiting Smoothie King Center on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET.

Denver is 6-4 and sits 9th in the West. The Nuggets are 3-2 on the road and went WLWWL over their last five. They have already beaten New Orleans twice this season and lead the series 2-0.

Chirp's Sim likes Denver in 67% of 10,000 simulations, with New Orleans at 33%. The most likely final is Nuggets 123, Pelicans 116. The Sim leans that way because of the back-to-back and the form gap, with Denver 3-2 over its last five and New Orleans 0-5.