Nuggets vs Pelicans Prediction and Live Score, Nov 14 2026

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Chirp Sim

10,000 simulated games

67%

DEN win

33%

NO win

Typical final

DEN 122, NO 116

Combined points

238

Spread and total: game

DEN -10.556%44%NO +10.5

DEN -11.553%47%NO +11.5

DEN -12.550%50%NO +12.5

DEN -13.547%53%NO +13.5

DEN -14.544%56%NO +14.5

O 231.558%42%U 231.5

O 233.554%46%U 233.5

O 235.549%51%U 235.5

O 237.545%55%U 237.5

O 239.540%60%U 239.5

1st half (score at halftime)

DEN -4.555%45%NO +4.5

DEN -5.552%48%NO +5.5

DEN -6.548%52%NO +6.5

DEN -7.545%55%NO +7.5

DEN -8.542%58%NO +8.5

O 114.565%35%U 114.5

O 116.559%41%U 116.5

O 118.553%48%U 118.5

O 120.546%55%U 120.5

O 122.539%61%U 122.5

Centered on the market line (shaded), shaped by 10,000 simulated games.

Players to watch	PTS	REB	AST	Chance
DENNikola Jokic	26.0	11.8	9.5	25+ 57%
DENJamal Murray	25.9	4.9	6.5	25+ 55%
NOZion Williamson	24.2	6.6	3.8	25+ 46%
NOJeremiah Fears	22.1	6.4	7.4	25+ 35%
NOSaddiq Bey	20.8	5.8	3.3	20+ 56%
NODerik Queen	14.0	8.1	3.8	15+ 44%

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Nuggets simulated box score

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT
Nikola Jokic	37	26.0	11.8	9.5	1.7	1.4	3.3	9.8-18.7	1.4-4.7	5.0-6.1
Jamal Murray	37	25.9	4.9	6.5	0.9	0.9	2.3	8.7-18.1	3.4-8.3	5.1-6.1
Christian Braun	35	13.3	4.4	2.9	1.7	0.3	1.2	5.0-10.2	1.6-4.8	1.7-2.2
Aaron Gordon	30	13.7	5.2	2.4	0.9	0.6	1.4	4.5-9.9	1.5-4.6	3.2-4.1
DeMar DeRozan	22	12.1	1.8	2.4	0.6	0.3	0.9	4.3-8.5	0.5-1.6	3.0-3.8
Cameron Johnson	20	8.6	2.7	1.7	0.7	0.1	0.8	3.1-6.7	1.4-3.8	0.9-1.2
Trevon Brazile	20	7.6	5.7	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	2.8-5.4	0.9-2.4	1.1-1.5
Marvin Bagley III	13	6.5	3.5	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.5	2.4-4.2	0.2-0.6	1.6-2.1
Tyus Jones	11	3.3	0.7	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.4	1.2-2.8	0.5-1.5	0.4-0.6
Bryce Hopkins	10	3.9	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.6	1.3-2.5	0.3-0.8	1.0-1.3
Spencer Jones	6	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.6-1.3	0.3-0.7	0.1-0.2
Team	240	122.5	42.8	28.6	8.1	5.3	12.1	43.7-88.3	12.0-33.8	23.1-29.2

Pelicans simulated box score

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT
Jeremiah Fears	41	22.1	6.4	7.4	1.2	0.7	3.4	8.7-18.7	1.9-5.8	2.7-3.4
Zion Williamson	39	24.2	6.6	3.8	1.6	0.6	1.9	9.1-15.3	0.3-0.8	5.7-7.4
Saddiq Bey	38	20.8	5.8	3.3	0.8	0.2	1.2	7.5-16.1	2.7-7.4	3.2-3.8
Herbert Jones	34	10.3	4.2	2.5	1.1	0.6	1.7	4.2-9.7	1.4-4.4	0.5-0.7
Derik Queen	28	14.0	8.1	3.8	0.9	1.0	2.7	5.1-10.2	0.4-1.3	3.4-4.2
Karlo Matkovic	28	9.9	6.4	1.8	0.7	0.9	1.4	3.7-7.7	1.6-4.2	0.9-1.2
Bennedict Mathurin	17	7.8	2.5	1.4	0.3	0.1	1.0	2.8-6.3	0.8-2.4	1.5-1.8
Jordan Poole	11	5.1	1.0	2.0	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.5-3.7	0.8-2.3	1.4-1.7
DeAndre Jordan	5	1.6	2.1	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.5-0.9	0.0-0.1	0.5-0.6
Team	240	115.8	43.1	26.3	7.0	4.7	14.2	43.1-88.6	9.9-28.7	19.8-24.8

Every possession played out from each team's shooting, turnovers, rebounding and pace and each player's minutes and usage, 10,000 times.

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Projections

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Player	Stat	His usual	Sim projects	Chance he gets there	Did it, last 10
Nikola JokicDEN @ NO · Sat 7:00 PM	Rebounds	14+	11.8	41%	2 of 10
Zion WilliamsonNO vs DEN · Sat 7:00 PM	Pts + Reb + Ast	29+	34.6	60%	7 of 10
Marvin Bagley IIIDEN @ NO · Sat 7:00 PM	Pts + Reb + Ast	13+	10.5	41%	3 of 10

Where the sim and his last 10 games agree. His usual is the number he beat in about half of his last 20 games.

How they've done in this matchup

Nuggets vs Pelicans: every meetingDEN 5-0 in 5

Nuggets

Peyton Watson vs NO Cameron Johnson vs NO Aaron Gordon vs NO Jamal Murray vs NO Nikola Jokic vs NO Christian Braun vs NO

Pelicans

Jordan Poole vs DEN Trey Murphy III vs DEN Saddiq Bey vs DEN Herbert Jones vs DEN Jeremiah Fears vs DEN Dejounte Murray vs DEN

Chirp Preview

Nuggets visit Pelicans, who have lost five straight

New Orleans is 4-9 and 12th in the West, and it comes in on a five-game losing streak. The Pelicans are 3-5 at home. They also play on the second night of a back-to-back, with the Nuggets visiting Smoothie King Center on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET.

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