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Pelicans vs. Nuggets NBA Player Props, Odds: Picks & Predictions for Friday

Shane Jackson

Last Updated: January 12, 2024 4:10 PM EST • 2 min 41 sec read.

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets drives as we share our best Pelicans vs. Nuggets player props.
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets drives against Larry Nance Jr. of the New Orleans Pelicans at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images via AFP.

Our Pelicans vs. Nuggets NBA player props based on the best NBA odds believe Nikola Jokic and Co. will keep enjoying success at home on Friday.

Following a Thursday slate with numerous blowouts, there should be more competitive NBA games on Friday. That includes the Western Conference clash between the Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans, and there's an opportunity to capitalize on some prop bets.

Holding a 26-13 record after securing their first-ever NBA championship last season, the Nuggets are looking to rebound from a 124-111 loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. With a strong home record of 15-4 this year, they can bounce back on their home court. The Pelicans, standing at 23-15, have won two consecutive games on their ongoing road trip, but the question looms: Will that streak end inside Ball Arena?

To go along with our Kings vs. 76ers player props, here are our best Pelicans vs. Nuggets NBA player props and NBA picks (odds via our best NBA betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

Pelicans vs. Nuggets NBA player props

Nikola Jokic Over 8.5 assists (-140 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Despite being a two-time MVP and the best player in the league, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic isn't on primetime as much as we'd like him to be. The last time he was on national TV, Jokic hit an incredible buzzer-beater in a 130-127 win over the Golden State Warriors.

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We expect Jokic to put on another show in a favorable matchup against the Pelicans. He has fared exceptionally well against New Orleans in recent head-to-head matchups, cashing the Over on most of his props while averaging 28.8 points, 15 rebounds, and 12.8 assists in five such meetings over the last two seasons.

Jokic has cleared this assist mark in his last five matchups against New Orleans, including an 18-assist performance last time out and a 12-dime outing the previous time the Pelicans traveled to Denver. Jokic is averaging 9.2 assists per game this season and has recorded at least nine dimes in 12 of his 19 contests at home.

Jokic's assist prop is trading as high as 9.5 at some of our best sports betting apps, so we don't expect this line to last long. This Over is good to -145 before we'd prefer taking a plus-money price on Over 9.5 assists, especially with projections expecting him to flirt with 10 dimes.

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Nikola Jokic to record a triple-double (+180 via BetMGM) ⭐⭐⭐

If we like Jokic to flirt with double-digit assists, he's live to record a triple-double since that's the one stat he usually needs to get there. Jokic has only recorded a triple-double in 11 of his 38 games thus far, but that's precisely why we are getting such a reasonable price here. This prop was sometimes trading at minus odds last year.

Jokic has recorded a triple-double in his last four matchups against the Pelicans, including both games earlier this season. He finished with 26 points, 16 rebounds, and 18 assists on Nov. 17, after a stat line of 35 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists on Nov. 6.

This line has already been bumped down to +175 at most of our best sports betting sites, so we encourage readers to take this +180 value at BetMGM. At +180, the implied probability is 35.71%, so keep that in mind when placing this wager. We wouldn't play anything worse than +175 on this prop.

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Pelicans-Nuggets NBA player props made Friday at 10:10 a.m. ET.

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Shane Jackson
After graduating with a journalism degree from the University of Kansas in 2017, Shane Jackson covered college sports for a few years before moving to Las Vegas to pursue a career in sports betting. He created sports betting content for WynnBET and served as a sports gambling content director for Bet Chicago Sports. Shane’s favorite sports to watch and bet on are NFL, college football, college basketball, NBA, WNBA, and golf. Follow Shane on Twitter (@SJacksonBET) to get access to all of his betting analysis.