Updated Oct 29, 2026
Updated Oct 28: Denver beat New Orleans on Wednesday night, and the Pelicans' next game already has a posted price.
Nikola Jokic recorded a career triple-double milestone on Wednesday night, and the Denver Nuggets never trailed in a win over the winless New Orleans Pelicans, according to a recap published Oct 28. A second wire note from the same night says he needs ten more to pass the retired Russell Westbrook as the NBA leader.
For a bettor, the loss matters more for New Orleans than the milestone does for Denver. The Pelicans are now winless, and the books have already posted their next game, at home against the Sacramento Kings on Oct 29. The question is whether a team coming off a home loss to a star-led opponent is being priced any differently. The board says the market still treats the Pelicans as a favorite of roughly five and a half to six points.
What happened in Denver's win
The recap of the game is short on detail but clear on shape. Denver led throughout, and Jokic filled the box score in three categories without needing a big scoring night. The wire note describes the same game and the same milestone. Both items were published on Oct 28 and tagged to the Nuggets and the Pelicans.
A separate highlight listing for the game was published Oct 28 as well. It carries no box score of its own, so everything about the game itself comes from the recap and the wire note. No point spread or total for the Denver game appears in the records we hold, so this report does not say whether Denver covered. That is a limit, and the sections below stay on what the books posted for the next New Orleans game.
What the Number Says
New Orleans hosts Sacramento on Oct 29. Nine sportsbook listings were captured on the evening of Oct 28, and every one of them quotes the home side as a favorite of either five and a half or six points. Five books sit on the shorter number and four on the longer one, so the board is split by half a point and no more.
Here is the spread by book, with the home price in the right-hand column.
| Book | Pelicans spread | Pelicans price |
|---|---|---|
| BetMGM | -5.5 | -115 |
| BetOnline | -6 | -110 |
| BetRivers | -5.5 | -117 |
| DraftKings | -5.5 | -112 |
| Fanatics | -5.5 | -110 |
| FanDuel | -5.5 | -110 |
| LowVig | -6 | -106 |
| Pinnacle | -6 | -103 |
| Bovada | -6 | -105 |
The cheaper price attaches to the longer number. BetRivers is the most expensive place to lay the shorter number at -117, while Pinnacle is the cheapest place to lay the longer number at -103. Those are the two ends of the price range for the home side.
Moneyline and total across the board
The moneyline tells the same story. New Orleans is a favorite at every book, and the range runs from -205 at DraftKings and Fanatics to -230 at Bovada. Sacramento's side pays between 170 and 193, with LowVig at the top of that range. Pinnacle matches that best Kings number at 193.
The total sits in a tight pocket as well. Most books hang 237.5, BetRivers and DraftKings go up to 238.5, Fanatics sits at 238, and Pinnacle and Bovada are lowest at 237. A full point and a half separates the lowest total from the highest. That is the widest spread of opinion on the page, wider than the spread on the side.
Where the lines moved overnight
The line-watch records show how little changed between the early and late captures. Pinnacle's Pelicans spread held at -6 with the price at -103, and the Kings side held at 6 at -109. The last alerted price on both sides matches the current one, so the spread did not move at that book.
The total did move in price. Pinnacle's over at 237 now costs -106, after an earlier alert at -109. The under at the same number is -110 after an earlier alert at -107. A few cents of juice shifted toward the over without moving the number itself.
The Pelicans' moneyline at Pinnacle sits at -224, a hair shorter than the earlier alert at -225. BetOnline has New Orleans at -228 and Sacramento at 191, unchanged from the last alert on both sides. Nothing in these records shows a book running away from the group.
What this means for a reader
A winless team is usually priced with some caution, and the Pelicans are still laying more than five points at home. The board does not read the loss to Denver as a collapse. The market treats the result as one data point and keeps New Orleans a clear favorite over Sacramento.
The practical edge for a bettor is in the half point. Anyone laying New Orleans has a choice between -5.5 at a higher price and -6 at a lower one, and anyone taking Sacramento has the mirror choice at 5.5 or 6. Shopping across the nine listings costs nothing and decides which side of the key number you hold. The same goes for the total, where the spread of numbers is wider than the spread on the side.
The Jokic milestone itself carries no betting signal for the Pelicans-Kings game. It happened in a different game against a different opponent, and the recap gives no injury news for either New Orleans or Sacramento.
Limits and what to watch next
Three limits apply. First, the records hold no spread or total for Denver at New Orleans, so this report cannot say how that game finished against the number. Second, the board is a snapshot from the evening of Oct 28, and prices can change before the Oct 29 tip. Third, nothing in the records covers injuries, lineup news or rest for either Sacramento or New Orleans, and those are the items that move a six-point spread.
Watch whether the five-and-a-half books move to six, or the six books drop to five and a half, before the game. Watch whether the total drifts toward the 238.5 at the high end or settles at 237 at the low end. Any of those moves says more about the next game than the Denver result does. A price on a favorite is an estimate of a result, and it can lose.
FAQ
What did Nikola Jokic do against the Pelicans?
He reached a career triple-double milestone on Oct 28 in a Nuggets win over the winless Pelicans, per the recap and wire note.
What is the Pelicans' spread against the Kings?
Books list New Orleans at -5.5 or -6 for the Oct 29 game, depending on the book, as of the Oct 28 evening capture.
Which book has the best price on Sacramento?
LowVig lists the Kings moneyline at 193, and Pinnacle matches it, the longest numbers on the board.
Did the Pelicans-Kings total move?
Pinnacle's total held at 237, but the over price moved from -109 to -106.
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