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NBA · October 24, 2026

New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets Final — October 24, 2026

New Orleans Pelicans

135

Top scorer Trey Murphy III66 games

FINAL

Denver Nuggets

141

Top scorer Nikola Jokic65 games

Saturday, October 24 · 9:10 PM ET

NOOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)DEN

20th112.0

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

120.21st

16th115.5

PPG

122.01st

NODefenseDEN

24th116.4

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

115.121st

24th120.0

Opp PPG

116.821st

NOTeamDEN

21st−4.4

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

+5.16th

NOLast 10 gamesDEN

Game by game

0-10

Last 10

5-5

-18

Net points

+15

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

NORest & travelDEN

1 dayback-to-back

Days of rest

2 days

1,081 mi1,740 km

Travel to the game

Home

−1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

NOKey injuriesDEN

None listed

Players out or limited

Cameron Johnson FOut

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 24, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Pelicans visited the Nuggets on Saturday, October 24 at 9:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Pelicans scored 115.5 points per game (16th of 30) and allowed 120.0 (24th). The Nuggets scored 122.0 points per game (1st of 30) and allowed 116.8 (21st).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Pelicans 112.0 (20th), Nuggets 120.2 (1st). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Pelicans 116.4 (24th), Nuggets 115.1 (21st). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Pelicans −4.4 (21st), Nuggets +5.1 (6th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Nuggets closed as 11.5-point favorites at home against the Pelicans. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 239.5, up from 237.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Pelicans +372, Nuggets -492) prices the Pelicans at 20% and the Nuggets at 80%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

New Orleans Pelicans 135, Denver Nuggets 141

Denver Nuggets won by 6.

Against the closing spread (Denver Nuggets -11.5): New Orleans Pelicans covered.
Combined score 276 vs the closing total of 239.5: Over.
Denver Nuggets closed at -492 on the moneyline (a 80% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move

OpenNuggets -11.5 (-110)
Pelicans +11.5 (-110)

CloseNuggets -11.5 (-105)
Pelicans +11.5 (-115)

Totalup 2

Open237.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Close239.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenPelicans +375 20%
Nuggets -500 80%

ClosePelicans +372 20%
Nuggets -492 80%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Players to watch

Pelicans

66 games · Trey Murphy III

Points per game21.528th
Rebounds per game5.775th
Assists per game3.872nd
Minutes per game35.5

62 games · Zion Williamson

Points per game21.032nd
Rebounds per game5.776th
Assists per game3.2106th
Minutes per game29.7

Nuggets

65 games · Nikola Jokic

Points per game27.78th
Rebounds per game12.91st
Assists per game10.71st
Minutes per game34.8

75 games · Jamal Murray

Points per game25.416th
Rebounds per game4.4145th
Assists per game7.113th
Minutes per game35.4

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2022: the Pelicans won 4 and the Nuggets 10.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Jan 13, 2026	Nuggets 122, Pelicans 116 Nuggets won
Nov 19, 2025	Nuggets 125, Pelicans 118 Nuggets won
Oct 29, 2025	Pelicans 88, Nuggets 122 Nuggets won
Feb 5, 2025	Pelicans 119, Nuggets 144 Nuggets won
Feb 3, 2025	Pelicans 113, Nuggets 125 Nuggets won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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