NBA DFS Matchup: Pelicans-Nuggets (2024-01-12)

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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