Pelicans vs. Nuggets Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Oct. 28

Pelicans vs. Nuggets Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Venue: Smoothie King Center -- New Orleans, Louisiana
• Coverage:

The New Orleans Pelicans (0-3) are 4.5-point underdogs as they look to break a three-game losing streak when they host the Denver Nuggets (1-2) on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at Smoothie King Center. The contest airs at 8 p.m. ET on Denver Nuggets. The matchup has an over/under of 240.5 points.

Pelicans vs. Nuggets Odds & Spread

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Pelicans vs. Nuggets Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Nuggets win (65.8%)

Pelicans vs. Nuggets Betting Trends

• The Nuggets won 44 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover 38 times.
• Against the spread, as underdogs of 4.5 points or greater, the Pelicans went 23-25-2 last season.
• Last season, 52 Nuggets games went over the point total.
• Out of 82 Pelicans games last season, 41 hit the over.
• Denver did a better job covering the spread in away games (24-17-0) than it did at home (20-21-0) last year.
• Against the spread, New Orleans performed better at home (26-14-1) than away (18-21-1) last season.

Nuggets Leaders

• Nikola Jokic recorded 27.7 points last season, plus 12.9 boards and 10.7 assists.
• Last season, Jamal Murray recorded an average of 25.4 points, 4.4 boards and 7.1 assists per game.
• DeMar DeRozan collected 18.4 points, 2.9 boards and 4.1 assists. He also sank 49.7% of his shots from the field.
• Marvin Bagley III collected 10.5 points, 6.1 boards and 1.4 assists. He sank 61.8% of his shots from the field.
• Cameron Johnson's numbers last season were 12.2 points, 3.8 boards and 2.4 assists per contest. He sank 48.0% of his shots from the field and 43.0% from 3-point range (eighth in league), with an average of 2.0 triples.

Pelicans Leaders

• Trey Murphy III recorded 21.5 points last season, plus 3.8 assists and 5.7 rebounds.
• Derik Queen posted 11.7 points last season, plus 3.7 assists and 7.1 boards.
• Saddiq Bey posted 17.7 points, 5.6 boards and 2.5 assists. Defensively, he put up 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
• Zion Williamson put up 21.0 points, 5.7 boards and 3.2 assists.
• Jeremiah Fears put up 14.3 points, 3.4 assists and 3.7 rebounds.

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