Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

Smoothie King Center is where the New Orleans Pelicans (2-12) will play the Denver Nuggets (10-3) on Wednesday.

The Nuggets played the Bulls and took a loss by a score of 130-127 in their last game. Denver finished the game with a 47.4% field goal percentage (46 out of 97) and converted 14 of their 36 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Nuggets converted 21 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 84.0%. Concerning rebounding, they collected 53 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 47.1% from the floor on 48 out of 102 shooting. Chicago recorded 31 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Chicago pulled down 53 rebounds (13 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Chicago ended up shooting 78.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 19 shots. They buried 19 out of their 53 tries from long range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up walking away with 14 while the Bulls accounted for 18 personal fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a guy who was important in this contest. He scored 36 points on 13 of 27 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins and also collected 18 rebounds. Jokic walked away from this one shooting 48.1% from the field and also dished out 13 assists.

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Denver comes into this game with a record of 10-3 on the year. They currently have an average of 124.6 points per game (2nd in the NBA) while going 50.3% from the floor. The Nuggets are shooting 36.6% on three-point attempts (159 of 434) and 84.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Denver is snagging 47.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 374 assists on the year, which ranks 13th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.5 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets have forced 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.2 fouls. They are ranked 4th in basketball in giving up assists with 333 surrendered for the campaign. The Nuggets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.0% (527 of 1,171) and they surrender 40.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 31.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 6th in the league in PPG allowed (112.7).

For their last game, the Pelicans took a loss by a final score of 126-109 when they faced the Thunder. In regard to attacking the glass, New Orleans allowed Oklahoma City to snag 38 overall (13 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 40.5% from three-point range by going 17 out of 42 and finished the contest at 23 out of 28 at the free throw line (82.1%). The Pelicans allowed the Thunder to make 43 out of their 87 tries from the floor which had them at 49.4% in this contest. Overall, the Pelicans shot 42 out of 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8%. In reference to 3-point shots, New Orleans converted 12 out of their 28 attempts (42.9%). They were able to convert 13 of them for a percentage of 86.7%. The Thunder committed 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 22 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Pelicans pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the game.

Jeremiah Fears ended up being a factor for the Pelicans for the contest. Jeremiah earned 24 points in his 25 mins on the court and added 1 assist for this contest. He converted 9 out of 16 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and totaled 1 rebound.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 2-12 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Pelicans are hitting on 44.2% from the floor, which ranks them 27th in basketball. New Orleans has earned 1,516 points for the season (108.3 per game) and they average 41.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 22.6 times per game (30th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per contest. The Pelicans are responsible for committing 20.7 fouls per contest and they hit 76.4% from the charity stripe.

The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 121.9. They are forcing their opponents into 15.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 50.2% from the floor (28th in basketball). The New Orleans defense surrenders 36.1% on three-point shots (211 of 584) and their opponents are knocking down 80.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 27.6 assists and 45.4 boards per contest, ranking them 25th and 22nd in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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