NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
West Southwest · Since 2016-17: 360-467 SU · 409-410-8 ATS (49.9%) · O/U 416-405-6
0-32026-27 straight up
2-12026-27 ATS · cover 66.7%
3-02026-27 over-under
-3.1 #172026-27 net rating (off #7, def #26)
Injuries now
| Player | Status | Injury | Est. return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Missi C | Out | Left Knee Bruise | 2026-11-02 |
Leaders (per game)
2026-27 schedule & results
| Date | Opp | Line | Total | ML | Rest | Score | SU | ATS | O/U | Top scorer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | IND | +2.5 | 238.5 | +120 | – | 120-123 | L | L | O | Dejounte Murray 23 | H2H |
| 2026-10-23 | @UTA | +1.5 | 238.5 | -108 | 2 | 119-120 | L | W | O | Zion Williamson 23 | H2H |
| 2026-10-24 | @DEN | +11.5 | 239.5 | +370 | 1 B2B | 135-141 | L | W | O | Trey Murphy III 26 | H2H |
Betting splits
| Split | G | SU | Win% | ATS | Cover% | Avg ATS margin | O/U | Over% | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 2-1 | 66.7% | +1.8 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 124.7 | 128.0 |
| Regular season | 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 2-1 | 66.7% | +1.8 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 124.7 | 128.0 |
| Home | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0.0% | -0.5 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 120.0 | 123.0 |
| Away | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 2-0 | 100.0% | +3.0 | 2-0 | 100.0% | 127.0 | 130.5 |
| Underdog | 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 2-1 | 66.7% | +1.8 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 124.7 | 128.0 |
| Dog by 10+ | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 1-0 | 100.0% | +5.5 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 135.0 | 141.0 |
| Dog 4.5 or less | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 1-1 | 50.0% | +0.0 | 2-0 | 100.0% | 119.5 | 121.5 |
| Road underdog | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 2-0 | 100.0% | +3.0 | 2-0 | 100.0% | 127.0 | 130.5 |
| 2nd night of back-to-back | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 1-0 | 100.0% | +5.5 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 135.0 | 141.0 |
| B2B vs rested opp | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 1-0 | 100.0% | +5.5 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 135.0 | 141.0 |
| 1 day off | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 1-0 | 100.0% | +0.5 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 119.0 | 120.0 |
| Rest disadvantage | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 1-0 | 100.0% | +5.5 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 135.0 | 141.0 |
| After a loss | 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 2-1 | 66.7% | +1.8 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 124.7 | 128.0 |
| After ATS cover | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 1-0 | 100.0% | +5.5 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 135.0 | 141.0 |
| After ATS loss | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 1-1 | 50.0% | +0.0 | 2-0 | 100.0% | 119.5 | 121.5 |
| Total 230+ | 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 2-1 | 66.7% | +1.8 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 124.7 | 128.0 |
| Oct–Dec | 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 2-1 | 66.7% | +1.8 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 124.7 | 128.0 |
Season by season
| Season | G | SU | ATS | Cover% | O/U | PF/G | PA/G | ORtg | DRtg | Net | Pace | Playoff G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 3 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 66.7% | 3-0 | 124.7 | 128.0 | 114.9 #7 | 118.0 #26 | -3.1 #17 | 108.5 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | 82 | 26-56 | 44-38 | 53.7% | 41-41 | 115.5 | 120.0 | 111.3 #20 | 115.6 #23 | -4.3 #21 | 103.8 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 82 | 21-61 | 34-48 | 41.5% | 45-37 | 109.8 | 119.3 | 107.7 #25 | 116.9 #29 | -9.2 #29 | 102.0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 50-38 | 46-41-1 | 52.9% | 37-50-1 | 113.7 | 110.3 | 114.7 #10 | 110.3 #8 | +4.4 #6 | 100.3 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | 83 | 42-41 | 39-42-2 | 48.1% | 39-44 | 114.4 | 112.6 | 111.8 #21 | 109.9 #5 | +1.8 #10 | 102.3 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 90 | 40-50 | 45-45 | 50.0% | 38-51-1 | 109.3 | 110.2 | 109.2 #20 | 110.2 #19 | -1.0 #21 | 100.0 | 6 |
| 2020-21 | 72 | 31-41 | 33-38-1 | 46.5% | 41-31 | 114.6 | 114.9 | 111.0 #12 | 111.3 #23 | -0.3 #18 | 103.2 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 72 | 30-42 | 36-35-1 | 50.7% | 37-34-1 | 115.8 | 117.1 | 108.1 #17 | 109.3 #19 | -1.2 #20 | 107.2 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 82 | 33-49 | 38-43-1 | 46.9% | 44-37-1 | 115.4 | 116.8 | 108.9 #11 | 110.1 #24 | -1.3 #20 | 106.0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 91 | 53-38 | 53-38 | 58.2% | 51-40 | 111.5 | 110.5 | inf #1 | inf #29 | – #None | 0.0 | 9 |
| 2016-17 | 82 | 34-48 | 39-41-2 | 48.8% | 40-40-2 | 104.3 | 106.4 | inf #1 | inf #29 | – #None | 0.0 | 0 |
With / without: how the team does when a rotation player sits
Rotation players (10+ games, 20+ min). Team record, ATS and average margin in games he played vs games he missed while on the roster (2025-26 onward).
| Player | Season | MPG | PPG | With: G | W-L | ATS | Margin | Without: G | W-L | ATS | Margin | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 2025-26 | 35.5 | 21.5 | 66 | 21-45 | 36-30 | -3.9 | 12 | 4-8 | 6-6 | -8.1 | +4.2 |
| Saddiq Bey | 2025-26 | 31.2 | 17.7 | 72 | 24-48 | 41-31 | -4.1 | 8 | 2-6 | 3-5 | -5.5 | +1.4 |
| Zion Williamson | 2025-26 | 29.7 | 21.0 | 62 | 22-40 | 33-29 | -2.9 | 18 | 4-14 | 11-7 | -8.7 | +5.8 |
| Herbert Jones | 2025-26 | 28.4 | 8.9 | 56 | 22-34 | 34-22 | -3.0 | 24 | 4-20 | 10-14 | -7.1 | +4.1 |
| Dejounte Murray | 2025-26 | 27.9 | 16.7 | 14 | 5-9 | 8-6 | -3.4 | 33 | 12-21 | 15-18 | -3.0 | -0.4 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 2025-26 | 25.7 | 14.3 | 82 | 26-56 | 44-38 | -4.5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | – | – |
| Derik Queen | 2025-26 | 25.0 | 11.7 | 81 | 26-55 | 44-37 | -4.4 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | -13.0 | +8.6 |
| Jordan Poole | 2025-26 | 24.0 | 13.4 | 39 | 16-23 | 19-20 | -4.0 | 43 | 10-33 | 25-18 | -5.0 | +1.0 |
| Jose Alvarado | 2025-26 | 21.9 | 7.9 | 41 | 10-31 | 22-19 | -7.0 | 12 | 3-9 | 5-7 | -4.6 | -2.5 |
| Bryce McGowens | 2025-26 | 21.0 | 8.1 | 42 | 14-28 | 21-21 | -5.6 | 39 | 12-27 | 23-16 | -3.2 | -2.4 |
Minutes risk & rotation
| Player | Risk | L20 MPG | ± sd | L5 | B2B | Rested | Blowouts | Close | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | Minutes risk: Low | 34.1 | 4.0 | 33.6 | 34.8 | 35.6 | 32.3 | 36.5 | — |
| Saddiq Bey | Minutes risk: Low | 31.3 | 4.5 | 27.8 | 29.9 | 31.3 | 28.6 | 31.6 | — |
| Julian Reese | Minutes risk: Medium | 30.9 | 9.6 | 34.8 | 38.0 | 28.8 | 30.1 | 31.8 | Volatile: last 20: ±9.6 min std dev, 31% of games 6+ min under his median |
| Zion Williamson | Minutes risk: Low | 30.6 | 3.1 | 31.0 | 30.4 | 29.6 | 27.0 | 30.6 | — |
| Dejounte Murray | Minutes risk: Low | 28.8 | 3.3 | 31.0 | 29.0 | 28.3 | 25.8 | 29.7 | Back from absence: game 3 back after missing 5 (Left Hand; Contusion (end of last season)); minutes so far 34,30,35 vs 29 before (already at his usual minutes) |
| Jeremiah Fears | Minutes risk: Medium | 26.4 | 8.6 | 30.6 | 26.6 | 25.6 | 28.2 | 24.6 | Volatile: last 20: ±8.6 min std dev, 10% of games 6+ min under his median |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Minutes risk: Medium | 26.1 | 7.5 | 23.0 | 31.5 | 28.8 | 26.4 | 30.5 | Trending down: last 5 avg 23.0 min vs 29.3 |
| Herbert Jones | Minutes risk: High | 25.6 | 8.0 | 14.6 | 26.2 | 28.2 | 24.3 | 29.0 | Volatile: last 20: ±8.0 min std dev, 30% of games 6+ min under his median | Trending down: last 5 avg 14.6 min vs 27.8 |
| Derik Queen | Minutes risk: Medium | 23.6 | 8.2 | 30.4 | 23.3 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 24.6 | Volatile: last 20: ±8.2 min std dev, 15% of games 6+ min under his median |
| Bryce McGowens | Minutes risk: Medium | 23.4 | 7.1 | 21.0 | 23.9 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 21.9 | Volatile: last 20: ±7.1 min std dev, 35% of games 6+ min under his median |
| Yves Missi | Minutes risk: Low | 20.9 | 7.8 | 23.8 | 22.2 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 19.7 | Injury list: ESPN: Out — Left Knee Bruise |
| Jordan Poole | Minutes risk: Low | 19.9 | 6.6 | 23.6 | 22.6 | 23.9 | 25.0 | 22.9 | — |
| Karlo Matkovic | Minutes risk: High | 17.3 | 6.3 | 13.2 | 15.2 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 14.9 | Returning: game 2 back after missing 6 (Low Back; Injury Management (end of last season)); minutes so far 9,8 vs 19 before |
| DeAndre Jordan | Minutes risk: Low | 16.8 | 5.9 | 17.6 | 20.5 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 18.5 | Back from absence: game 1 back after missing 7 (Not listed (end of last season)); minutes so far 20 vs 18 before (already at his usual minutes) |
Starters' minutes by situation, by season
| Season | Starter MPG | Close (≤5) | Won by 15+ | Lost by 15+ | B2B | Rested | Blowout % | Players 10+ min | Top minutes | Returns: G1 % of before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 28.3 | 27.6 | – | – | 29.6 | 25.4 | 0% | 9.7 | Trey Murphy III (33.3) | – |
| 2025-26 | 29.8 | 31.2 | 28.6 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 30.1 | 29% | 9.4 | Trey Murphy III (35.5) | 87% (13) |
| 2024-25 | 30.3 | 31.7 | 28.6 | 27.8 | 31.0 | 30.1 | 33% | 9.1 | Trey Murphy III (35.0) | 82% (7) |
| 2023-24 | 30.6 | 33.0 | 27.5 | 28.9 | 31.2 | 30.4 | 35% | 9.0 | Brandon Ingram (33.0) | 75% (6) |
| 2022-23 | 31.0 | 32.7 | 29.4 | 28.3 | 31.2 | 31.0 | 27% | 9.1 | CJ McCollum (35.4) | 67% (9) |
| 2021-22 | 31.0 | 32.6 | 29.1 | 27.2 | 29.9 | 31.3 | 30% | 9.3 | CJ McCollum (35.0) | 92% (7) |
| 2020-21 | 31.0 | 32.4 | 27.1 | 28.3 | 29.8 | 31.3 | 26% | 8.8 | Brandon Ingram (34.2) | 84% (9) |
| 2019-20 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 27.7 | 26.7 | 31.5 | 30.4 | 12% | 9.1 | Jrue Holiday (34.7) | 94% (8) |
| 2018-19 | 31.1 | 32.0 | 31.4 | 27.7 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 23% | 8.7 | Jrue Holiday (35.9) | 76% (8) |
Lineups that win together
On-court numbers come from pbpstats.com play-by-play (minutes the unit shared the floor, points per 100 possessions). Starting numbers are the team's record when those players were all in the starting five (ESPN box scores).
Head-to-head vs every opponent (since 2016-17)
| Opp | G | SU | ATS | Cover% | O/U | Avg margin | Last meeting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSW | 40 | 11-29 | 19-20-1 | 48.7% | 17-23 | -5.8 | 2026-02-24 W 113-109 | Full H2H → |
| OKC | 40 | 11-29 | 13-27 | 32.5% | 19-21 | -6.1 | 2026-01-27 L 95-104 | Full H2H → |
| PHX | 40 | 18-22 | 19-21 | 47.5% | 26-14 | -1.1 | 2026-03-06 L 116-118 | Full H2H → |
| POR | 40 | 24-16 | 23-17 | 57.5% | 18-21-1 | +3.5 | 2026-04-02 L 106-118 | Full H2H → |
| DAL | 39 | 18-21 | 19-19-1 | 50.0% | 21-18 | -2.9 | 2026-03-16 W 129-111 | Full H2H → |
| HOU | 39 | 16-23 | 22-16-1 | 57.9% | 19-19-1 | -2.0 | 2026-03-29 L 102-134 | Full H2H → |
| MEM | 38 | 18-20 | 19-18-1 | 51.4% | 16-21-1 | +1.4 | 2026-01-30 W 114-106 | Full H2H → |
| SAS | 38 | 18-20 | 21-17 | 55.3% | 16-22 | +3.8 | 2026-01-25 W 104-95 | Full H2H → |
| LAL | 37 | 12-25 | 16-20-1 | 44.4% | 19-18 | -5.2 | 2026-03-03 L 101-110 | Full H2H → |
| SAC | 37 | 21-16 | 23-14 | 62.2% | 18-18-1 | +4.8 | 2026-04-03 L 113-117 | Full H2H → |
| DEN | 36 | 12-24 | 19-17 | 52.8% | 17-18-1 | -3.0 | 2026-10-24 L 135-141 | Full H2H → |
| LAC | 36 | 22-14 | 26-10 | 72.2% | 16-20 | +1.7 | 2026-03-19 W 105-99 | Full H2H → |
| MIN | 35 | 15-20 | 16-18-1 | 47.1% | 22-13 | -2.9 | 2026-04-12 L 126-132 | Full H2H → |
| UTA | 35 | 14-21 | 14-21 | 40.0% | 22-13 | -2.0 | 2026-10-23 L 119-120 | Full H2H → |
| IND | 22 | 11-11 | 14-8 | 63.6% | 10-12 | +1.7 | 2026-10-21 L 120-123 | Full H2H → |
| CHI | 21 | 13-8 | 11-10 | 52.4% | 15-6 | +2.0 | 2025-12-31 L 118-134 | Full H2H → |
| BKN | 20 | 8-12 | 8-12 | 40.0% | 11-8-1 | -1.9 | 2026-01-14 W 116-113 | Full H2H → |
| BOS | 20 | 6-14 | 9-11 | 45.0% | 9-11 | -7.2 | 2026-04-10 L 118-144 | Full H2H → |
| CLE | 20 | 10-10 | 10-10 | 50.0% | 12-8 | +2.1 | 2026-03-21 L 106-111 | Full H2H → |
| DET | 20 | 12-8 | 9-11 | 45.0% | 8-12 | +0.4 | 2026-03-26 L 108-129 | Full H2H → |
| MIA | 20 | 5-15 | 4-15-1 | 21.1% | 7-13 | -8.5 | 2026-02-11 L 111-123 | Full H2H → |
| MIL | 20 | 6-14 | 9-11 | 45.0% | 17-3 | -8.2 | 2026-02-20 L 118-139 | Full H2H → |
| ORL | 20 | 4-16 | 5-15 | 25.0% | 10-10 | -6.8 | 2026-04-05 L 108-112 | Full H2H → |
| TOR | 20 | 8-12 | 11-9 | 55.0% | 10-10 | +2.2 | 2026-03-27 L 106-119 | Full H2H → |
| CHA | 19 | 13-6 | 12-7 | 63.2% | 7-12 | +1.1 | 2026-02-02 L 95-102 | Full H2H → |
| NYK | 19 | 9-10 | 9-9-1 | 50.0% | 9-10 | -0.5 | 2026-03-24 L 116-121 | Full H2H → |
| PHI | 19 | 9-10 | 14-5 | 73.7% | 10-9 | +0.3 | 2026-02-21 W 126-111 | Full H2H → |
| WAS | 19 | 11-8 | 10-9 | 52.6% | 9-10 | +5.5 | 2026-03-08 W 138-118 | Full H2H → |
| ATL | 18 | 5-13 | 5-13 | 27.8% | 6-12 | -5.9 | 2026-01-07 L 100-117 | Full H2H → |