New Orleans at Denver

New Orleans has played twice, and both games went OVER, with 243 combined points against Indiana and 239 against Utah on Friday. The Pelicans scored 120 and 119 in those games, including 38 in the third quarter at Utah, and Zion Williamson scored 22 and 23. They shot 44 of 87 at Utah, scoring 64 points in the paint, and made 34 of 37 free throws against Indiana. I had the UNDER in Denver’s opener at Oklahoma City on Thursday, and it cashed with 180 combined points. Denver shot 31 of 82 in that game, including 8 of 30 on threes, and turned the ball over 22 times. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray went a combined 7 of 30 from the floor, and Denver grabbed 19 offensive rebounds, so the shots were there and did not fall. Oklahoma City held Denver to 84, and New Orleans let Indiana score 123 on 47 of 90 shooting, and Utah scored 120 on 41 of 84, so take the OVER tonight.