Denver at New Orleans

The New Orleans arena will be rocking with the defending champs in town. Denver makes a long road trip and while they're 7-0 at home, the Nuggets are just 2-2 straight up on the road. They've lost their last two road games at Minnesota (110-89) and Houston (107-104) despite being favored. For this game, second-leading scorer Jamal Murray (16.3 ppg) is battling a hamstring injury and might not play. Denver is 123-166 ATS on the road after having won three of four. New Orleans is at home for the third straight game working on two days of rest after a 131-110 win over Dallas as a +4.5 underdog. The Pelicans are 19-8 ATS at home after failing to cover four or five of their last six. When they last met on this court, Denver won 99-98 and expect a big effort by the home team with the champs in town. Play New Orleans.