Final · Wed, Oct 28, 8:00 PM ET

Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans:DEN 54-28@NOP 26-56

stats from the 2025-26 regular seasonDEN1 day of restNOP3 days of rest

Final on Oct 28, 2026, at Smoothie King Center: Nuggets 104, Pelicans 91. Before this game, since 2015-16 the Nuggets were 25-14 against the Pelicans in the regular season, and their meetings averaged 229.7 total points. Their previous meeting was on Oct 24, 2026: Nuggets 141, Pelicans 135.

Team comparison

Each line runs from the #30 team to the #1. The tick is the league middle. Hover a stat to see what it means.

StatDEN#30#1NOP

#565.9%31.7%#23

#7+5.2−4.7#21

#1122.6114.4#21

#21117.5119.1#25

#1122.1115.5#16

#21116.9120.0#24

#3239.0235.5#6

#2198.3100.3#11

#157.8%52.8%#27

#311.5%12.2%#8

#2323.6%26.7%#8

#40.2400.224#7

#3010.4%12.4%#18

#1740.7%35.7%#26

Market · game total points

From 2026-27 team stats

Projected before tip-off

238.1

Likely range

219 to 257

League average 230.5 · pace −0.6 · team strength +8.2 pts

Total points line (over / under)

Enter the sportsbook’s total. We estimate the chance the game goes over or under.

● Over 238.5

49%

fair odds +103

● Under 238.5

51%

fair odds −103

Accounts for home court and the pace both teams set. Based on 2026-27 games so far (DEN 3, NOP 3) and the 2025-26 season. How accurate is this? An estimate, not betting advice.

DEN · last 15 games

Game total points · over 238.5 in 10 of 15

Over
Under

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line 238.5

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NOP · last 15 games

Game total points · over 238.5 in 8 of 15

Over
Under

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line 238.5

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Points allowed by position

Per game in 2025-26, each position combined · #1 gives up the least

Defense	vs Guards	vs Forwards	vs Centers
DEN	56.8 #14 −0.4 vs league	45.4 #24 +2.6 vs league	17.3 #11 −0.5 vs league
NOP	58.4 #21 +1.2 vs league	44.0 #22 +1.2 vs league	19.3 #24 +1.5 vs league

Blue = gives up more than an average defense, orange = less. No defense data for minutes.

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Who is out and who gets the minutesWho sat out each team’s last game, and whose minutes rise without them

Defense

vs Guards

vs Forwards

vs Centers

DEN

56.8 #14

−0.4 vs league

45.4 #24

+2.6 vs league

17.3 #11

−0.5 vs league

NOP

58.4 #21

+1.2 vs league

44.0 #22

+1.2 vs league

19.3 #24

+1.5 vs league

Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans:DEN 54-28@NOP 26-56

Team comparison

Market · game total points

DEN · last 15 games

NOP · last 15 games

Points allowed by position

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Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans:DEN 54-28@NOP 26-56

Team comparison

Market · game total points

DEN · last 15 games

NOP · last 15 games

Points allowed by position

In Pro

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Main players

Denver Nuggets	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Jamal Murray G	23	1	6	38
Christian Braun G	15	0	4	36
Nikola Jokić C	21	13	10	34

New Orleans Pelicans	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Zion Williamson F	25	5	2	32
Dejounte Murray G	10	8	5	30
Trey Murphy III F	6	1	3	30