{"id":316601,"date":"2024-12-22T12:54:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T17:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=316601"},"modified":"2024-12-22T12:54:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T17:54:19","slug":"nuggets-vs-pelicans-predictions-december-22-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nuggets-vs-pelicans-predictions-december-22-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets vs. Pelicans same-game parlay predictions Dec. 22: Back Nikola Jokic and Dejounte Murray at +310"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans wrap up Sunday’s three-game NBA slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Denver is a 9.5-point favourite but I’ll simply back it to win tonight. Prop bets on Nikola Jokic and Dejounte Murray round out this +310 wager. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my Nuggets vs. Pelicans same-game parlay predictions for Dec. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuggets vs. Pelicans predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Parlay: Nuggets moneyline + Jokic over 1.5 threes + Murray over 7.5 assists<\/strong> (+310)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nuggets moneyline (-420):<\/strong> Injuries have derailed the Pelicans’ season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly everyone in the team’s starting five has missed time and their two leading scorers from last season \u2014 Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram \u2014 are out tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Orleans is a conference-worst 5-24 and has lost 15 of its past 16 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of its five wins came against Denver back in November but I can’t see that happening again tonight. Jokic is playing at an MVP pace and Jamal Murray is starting to find his shooting stroke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nuggets have won three of their last four while averaging 128.8 points per game \u2014 I expect them to keep their foot on the gas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jokic over 1.5 threes<\/strong> (-143):<\/strong> Just when you thought Jokic couldn’t get any better, he did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three-time MVP is frontrunning his way to another trophy averaging a career-best 31.3 points per game. That’s been thanks to shooting an insane 50.0% from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Jokic has made 2+ threes in 16\/22 games this year.
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  • He’s 11-2 against this line in his last 13 games. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The Pelicans have the 27th-ranked 3-point defence (37.3%) and give up the sixth-most 3s per game (14.3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Jokic was sidelined when Denver lost to New Orleans earlier this season but I expect him to be active from beyond the arc tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Murray over 7.5 assists (-108):<\/strong> Murray was the Pelicans’ big off-season acquisition and he’s starting to heat up after missing the first two months of the season with an injury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The former Atlanta Hawk is averaging 7.3 assists in December and has cleared this line in four of his last five games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    His 12.3 potential assists per game rank 16th in the NBA, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Denver hasn’t been as defensively stout as in recent years and is giving up the third-most assists per game to opposing PGs (10.1), according to Fantasy Pros. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Picks made at 11:53 a.m. ET 12\/22\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans wrap up Sunday’s three-game NBA slate. The pregame narrative: Denver is a 9.5-point favourite but I’ll simply back it to win tonight. Prop bets on Nikola Jokic and Dejounte Murray round out this +310 wager. Check out my Nuggets vs. Pelicans same-game parlay predictions for Dec. 22. Nuggets […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":316637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-316601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNuggets vs. Pelicans predictions: Dec. 22 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Nuggets vs. Pelicans same-game parlay predictions for Dec. 22. 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