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DEN logoDENDenver Nuggets1-1 · 2026-27
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NOP logoNOPNew Orleans Pelicans0-3 · 2026-27

Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans preview

Model win prob.DEN 57%

Model: our NBA season simulator (50,000 simulated seasons, run nightly). Not betting odds.

Numbers to know

  • 1DEN has won the last 5 meetings (since the 2024-25 season, incl. playoffs).
  • 2NOP has lost its last 5 games (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs).
  • 3DEN has lost its last 4 road games (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs).
DEN logo

DEN recent form

Last 5 games played (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs)

  • W10/24vs NOP logo NOP141–135
  • L10/22@ OKC logo OKC84–96
  • L4/30@ MIN logo MIN98–110Playoffs
  • W4/27vs MIN logo MIN125–113Playoffs
  • L4/25@ MIN logo MIN96–112Playoffs
NOP logo

NOP recent form

Last 5 games played (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs)

  • L10/24@ DEN logo DEN135–141
  • L10/23@ UTA logo UTA119–120
  • L10/21vs IND logo IND120–123
  • L4/12@ MIN logo MIN126–132
  • L4/10@ BOS logo BOS118–144

Key players

Nikola Jokić

DEN

Nikola Jokić

27.7 PTS · 12.9 REB · 10.7 AST per game

2025-26 regular season · 65 games

Trey Murphy III

NOP

Trey Murphy III

21.5 PTS · 5.7 REB · 3.8 AST per game

2025-26 regular season · 66 games

NBA: the top scorer per game on the current roster over the latest regular season in our logs (2025-26; min. 20 games).

Head to head

DEN 5 – 0 NOP · last 5

Meetings since the 2024-25 season, incl. playoffs.

  • 10/24/26NOP 135 @ DEN 141
  • 1/13/26DEN 122 @ NOP 116
  • 11/19/25DEN 125 @ NOP 118
  • 10/29/25NOP 88 @ DEN 122
  • 2/5/25NOP 119 @ DEN 144

All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.