New Orleans at Denver

The New Orleans Pelicans are just one game from being the worst team in the NBA Western Conference at 12-38. The Pelicans have dropped six straight games, and the oddsmakers are starting to boost the lines to generate some action on them. The Pelicans have quietly made progress. They lost seven times by 11 or more points in November, and six times in December, but just four times in January. This team isn't getting blown out nearly as much as they were early in the year. The Nuggets have not been blowing out bad teams, and they have five straight up losses on the season to below .500 teams, and are just 8-11 ATS against them. Make the play on New Orleans.