Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 10/28/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Denver Nuggets (1-2) are hitting the road to Smoothie King Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (0-3).

The Nuggets took the court against the Warriors and ended up losing by a score of 134-114 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Nuggets left the arena with 17 and the Warriors totaled 24 personal fouls. They knocked down 22 out of their 44 attempts from long range. Golden State finished 95.2% at the free throw line by converting 20 of their 21 shots. Additionally, Golden State pulled down 45 boards (13 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Golden State earned 31 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In regard to defending, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 54.1% from the floor on 46 out of 85 shooting. They also dished out 31 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 18 turnovers and earning 13 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets made 20 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 87.0%. Denver walked away from the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (42 out of 84) and made 10 out of their 29 3-point attempts.

DeMar DeRozan is a player who was a major factor in the game. DeRozan walked away from this one shooting 46.7% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins played and also collected 4 boards. He accounted for 21 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Denver comes into this one with a record of 1-2 so far this season. They are averaging 113.0 points per game (17th in basketball) while going 45.7% from the floor. The Nuggets are hitting 31.1% on shots from 3-point land (33 of 106) and 76.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Denver is pulling in 45.3 boards per contest and has tallied 74 assists this season, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 22.7 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Nuggets have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 25.0 fouls. They currently rank 13th in the NBA in giving up assists with 86 surrendered so far this year. The Nuggets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.3% (132 of 279) and they concede 47.0 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 35.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 23rd in basketball in points per game allowed (121.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pelicans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 141-135 against the Nuggets. With respect to cleaning the glass, New Orleans permitted Denver to grab 51 overall (14 offensive). They shot 31.9% from 3-point land by shooting 15 of 47 and ended up shooting 30 of 39 at the free throw line (76.9%). The Pelicans allowed the Nuggets to make 48 of 99 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.5% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Pelicans shot 50 for 99 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.5%. Concerning 3-point shots, New Orleans buried 11 out of 38 tries (28.9%). They were able to convert 24 of them for a rate of 80.0%. The Nuggets committed 28 fouls in this game which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They turned it over 18 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Pelicans collected 36 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 50 in this contest.

Trey Murphy III ended up having an impact for the Pelicans for this game. Murphy earned 26 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 assists for the game. He buried 10 out of 17 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and added 6 rebounds.

New Orleans has a record of 0-3 for the campaign. The Pelicans commit 27.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 86.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 24.7 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.0 times per game. New Orleans has accounted for 374 points on the season (124.7 per game) and they collect 45.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are hitting on 48.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 7th in the NBA.

The New Orleans defense gives up 33.0% on three-point shots (37 of 112) and their opponents are making 74.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 28.7 dimes and 45.3 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 26th and 18th in the league. The Pelicans defensively are ranked 29th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 128.0. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.8% from the field (28th in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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