New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 10/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (2-1) will try to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (0-3) on Wednesday.

The Pelicans took the court against the Celtics and took a loss by a final of 122-90 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up walking away with 19 and the Celtics recorded 24 personal fouls. They converted 18 of 53 tries from 3-point range. Boston finished shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of their 15 shots. In addition, Boston pulled down 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Boston distributed 25 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. When talking about defending, New Orleans allowed their opponent to shoot 48.4% from the floor on 46 of 95 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists for the game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected 55 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Pelicans made 25 of 28 shots for a percentage of 89.3%. New Orleans ended having earned a 33.3% FG percentage (28 of 84) and knocked down 9 of their 36 shots from 3-point land.

Jordan Poole is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He accumulated 22 points on 5 out of 14 shooting. He played 34 mins and also snagged 2 rebounds. Poole finished the contest at 35.7% from the field and also earned 4 assists.

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New Orleans heads into this one with a mark of 0-3 this year. They are averaging 10.7 points per game (30th in the league) while shooting 41.2% from the field. The Pelicans are hitting 30.5% from downtown (29 of 95) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling in 42.3 boards per game and has accumulated 61 dimes this year, which ranks 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 23.3 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 26.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 23rd in the NBA in PPG allowed (123.3). The Pelicans are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.4% (132 of 273) and they surrender 50.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 3rd in the NBA in allowing assists with 70 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets went home victorious with a score of 127-114 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Nuggets corralled 32 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Timberwolves were called for 22 fouls for this game which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 88.0%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Denver made 13 out of their 26 attempts (50.0%). In all, the Nuggets went 46 out of 88 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.3%. The Nuggets allowed the Timberwolves to knock down 40 of 85 tries from the floor which had them at 47.1% for the matchup. They went 31.3% from downtown by hitting 10 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 29 at the free throw line (82.8%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Denver allowed Minnesota to collect 48 in all (12 offensive).

Jamal Murray pitched in for the Nuggets in this contest. Murray earned 43 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes for this game. He converted 16 out of 29 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 55.2%, and added 6 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 2-1 for the season. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 23.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 90.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 29.0 times per game (6th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest. Denver has totaled 391 pts for the season (130.3 per game) and they grab 44.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Nuggets are hitting on 52.4% from the field, which is 2nd in basketball.

The Denver defense gives up 34.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (45 of 129) and opponents are connecting on 80.3% of their foul shots. They allow 25.3 dimes and 38.0 total boards per game, which has them ranked 16th and 2nd in the league. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 21st in basketball in points given up per game with 120.7. They are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (17th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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