Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/13/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Denver Nuggets (26-13) are en route to Smoothie King Center on Tuesday where they will meet the New Orleans Pelicans (9-32).

The Nuggets faced the Bucks and went home with a win by a final score of 108-104 in their last game. Denver finished the game with a 40.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 87) and knocked down 14 out of their 35 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets converted 24 of 31 shots for a percentage of 77.4%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 23 assists for the game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to defending, Denver allowed the other team to shoot 44.7% from the field on 38 of 85 shooting. Milwaukee earned 29 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Furthermore, Milwaukee pulled down 44 boards (10 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Milwaukee went 70.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 20 attempts. They also made 14 of 34 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 15 while the Bucks finished the game with 19 fouls.

Tim Hardaway Jr. is one player who played a role in the matchup. Hardaway went 66.7% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and also totaled 2 boards. He had 25 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Denver enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 26-13 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.2 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, Denver is snagging 43.2 boards per contest and has earned 1,121 dimes for the season, which is 7th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Nuggets are hitting 40.2% on shots from beyond the arc (550 of 1,367) and 81.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 122.7 pts per game (1st in basketball) while connecting on 50.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Nuggets have forced 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 21.5 personal fouls. They concede 35.6% on shots from downtown and they are 20th in the NBA in opponents points per game (117.5). The Nuggets are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (1,676 of 3,552) and they surrender 42.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 23rd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,078 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Pelicans took a loss by a score of 128-118 when they played the Magic. The Pelicans were able to collect 21 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 26 in the matchup. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Magic had 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for 15 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a rate of 80.0%. Regarding 3-point shots, New Orleans buried 14 of their 26 attempts (53.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans went 46 out of 80 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.5%. The Pelicans allowed the Magic to knock down 43 out of their 82 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 52.4% for this game. They finished 45.8% from beyond the arc by going 11 of 24 and ended up going 31 of 35 at the charity stripe (88.6%). When talking about team rebounding, New Orleans permitted Orlando to get 39 in all (11 offensive).

Zion Williamson ended up being a factor for the Pelicans for the matchup. Williamson recorded 22 points in his 32 mins of playing time and earned 3 assists for this game. He buried 9 of 14 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

New Orleans has a record of 9-32 this season. When it comes to offense, the Pelicans are shooting 46.5% from the field, which ranks them 19th in the NBA. New Orleans has tallied 4,710 points this year (114.9 per game) and they average 43.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.0 times per game (23rd in the league) and they turn it over 14.9 times per contest. The Pelicans are committing 20.4 fouls per game and they go 78.0% from the free throw line.

The New Orleans defense allows 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (608 of 1,691) and their opposition makes 78.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 29.1 dimes and 45.5 boards per contest, which is ranked 29th and 24th in the league. The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 122.4. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.6% from the field (28th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New Orleans and under the total points

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