Tonight’s NBA DFS game (Fri, January 12th at 10:00 PM EST) features the Southwest Division leaders, the New Orleans Pelicans, squaring off against the Denver Nuggets, who currently hold the 3rd position in the Northwest Division. The match will take place at the Ball Arena in Denver, CO. The Pelicans hold an impressive 12-8 away-record and a respectable overall 23-15 record. On the other hand, the Nuggets boast a 15-4 home-record, with an overall standing of 26-13. Willie Green leads the Pelicans’ squad as their coach, even though they will miss 5 of their players for tonight’s match. Meanwhile, the Nuggets, managed by Michael Malone, will be short of 2 players for today’s game.
Find below the teams’ season averages recorded as of this morning.
Pelicans-Nuggets NBA DFS Matchup
At present, the Pelicans have attained 4,425 points, garnered 1,694 rebounds, made 1,017 assists, and have a field goal percentage of 48.7%. On the other hand, the Nuggets have managed to secure 4,522 points, collect 1,706 rebounds, achieve 1,155 assists, and hold a field goal percentage of 49.4%.
Status & Injury Report
| No. | Player Name | Team | Status | Issue |
| 3 | Julian Strawther | Denver Nuggets | Out | Bruise (Leg) |
| 31 | Vlatko Cancar | Denver Nuggets | Out | Surgery (Leg) |
| 1 | Zion Williamson | New Orleans Pelicans | Day-To-Day | Bruise (Leg) |
| 14 | Brandon Ingram | New Orleans Pelicans | Day-To-Day | Soreness (Leg) |
| 3 | CJ McCollum | New Orleans Pelicans | Day-To-Day | Sprain (Leg) |
| 25 | Trey Murphy III | New Orleans Pelicans | Day-To-Day | Tendinitis (Leg) |
| 37 | Matt Ryan | New Orleans Pelicans | Out | Soreness (Arm) |
New Orleans Pelicans Roster
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 1 | Zion Williamson | ||||||||||
| Power Forward | Day-To-Day | N/A | N/A | 40.04 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 31.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 24.9 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 14 | Brandon Ingram | ||||||||||
| Small Forward | Day-To-Day | N/A | N/A | 33.02 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 33.0 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 19.4 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 3 | CJ McCollum | ||||||||||
| Shooting Guard | Day-To-Day | N/A | N/A | 31.52 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 32.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 19.4 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 17 | Jonas Valanciunas | ||||||||||
| Center | Active | N/A | N/A | 29.45 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 26.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 5 | Herbert Jones | ||||||||||
| Small Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 23.93 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 29.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 22 | Larry Nance Jr. | ||||||||||
| Power Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 22.16 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 23.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 40 | Cody Zeller | ||||||||||
| Center | Active | N/A | N/A | 19.86 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 21.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 25 | Trey Murphy III | ||||||||||
| Shooting Guard | Day-To-Day | N/A | N/A | 19.32 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 23.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 15 | Jose Alvarado | ||||||||||
| Point Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 17.32 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 18.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 8 | Naji Marshall | ||||||||||
| Small Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 16.65 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 19.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 24 | Jordan Hawkins | ||||||||||
| Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 16.26 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 22.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 50 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | ||||||||||
| Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 15.47 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 19.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 11 | Dyson Daniels | ||||||||||
| Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 15.18 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 19.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 13 | Kira Lewis Jr. | ||||||||||
| Point Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 10.86 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 13.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 37 | Matt Ryan | ||||||||||
| Forward | Out | N/A | N/A | 7.54 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 12.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 0 | Dereon Seabron | ||||||||||
| Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 4.26 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 32 | E.J. Liddell | ||||||||||
| Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 2.08 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ||
Denver Nuggets Roster
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 15 | Nikola Jokic | ||||||||||
| Center | Active | N/A | N/A | 46.32 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 30.9 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 20.5 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 27 | Jamal Murray | ||||||||||
| Point Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 29.99 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 30.5 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 17.1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 50 | Aaron Gordon | ||||||||||
| Power Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 27.56 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 29.2 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 13.4 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 6 | DeAndre Jordan | ||||||||||
| Center | Active | N/A | N/A | 27.07 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 26.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 1 | Michael Porter Jr. | ||||||||||
| Small Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 26.77 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 26.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 15.3 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 7 | Reggie Jackson | ||||||||||
| Point Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 23.28 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 25.4 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 12.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 5 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | ||||||||||
| Shooting Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 21.12 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 29.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 9 | Justin Holiday | ||||||||||
| Small Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 16.76 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 23.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 0 | Christian Braun | ||||||||||
| Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 12.71 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 16.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 8 | Peyton Watson | ||||||||||
| Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 12.26 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 14.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 3 | Julian Strawther | ||||||||||
| Guard | Out | N/A | N/A | 11.05 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 13.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 22 | Zeke Nnaji | ||||||||||
| Power Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 10 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 12.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 11 | Braxton Key | ||||||||||
| Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 9.91 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 9.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 30 | Jay Huff | ||||||||||
| Center | Active | N/A | N/A | 8.14 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 8.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 31 | Vlatko Cancar | ||||||||||
| Small Forward | Out | N/A | N/A | 7.99 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 10.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 21 | Collin Gillespie | ||||||||||
| Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 4.53 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 24 | Jalen Pickett | ||||||||||
| Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 4.09 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 4 | Hunter Tyson | ||||||||||
| Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 1.07 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
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