New Orleans at Denver

New Orleans suffered its first loss of the season to Utah on Saturday, 132-111, as Anthony Davis sat out with an elbow strain. Davis is questionable for tonight's game, but the Pelicans' fast start cannot be ignored as they are shooting 48.4 percent from the field and averaging 124.8 points. Nikola Mirotic led New Orleans with 25 points in Davis' absence against the Jazz and Jrue Holiday added 18 points, but the hot shooting by the Jazz was too much to overcome. Denver comes off a 121-114 loss at the Lakers on Thursday as both teams shot 50 percent, but the Nuggets were only six of 23 from 3-point range. Nikola Jokic led six double-figure scorers for the Nuggets with 24 points. The Pelicans are 24-8 ATS their last 32 games versus Western Conference teams, 19-7 ATS their last 26 road games dating to last season, and 20-8 ATS their last 28 overall. Also, New Orleans has covered 12 of their last 15 against teams with winning records. Play the Pelicans.