New Orleans Pelicans

Q: When do the Pelicans play next?

Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans, Fri, Nov 6. Our pick posts before tip-off.

Q: How accurate are our Pelicans predictions?

4 right of 7 Pelicans games graded so far this season. The full record is on the How accurate page.

2026-27 season · West · 3–4 · #27 in our team strength

LiveWed Nov 4 UTAJazz– NOPPelicans– Our pick NOP · est. 74% 8:00 PMFri MINTimberwolves NOPPelicans Pick posts before tip-off 9:00 PMSun NOPPelicans LACClippers Pick posts before tip-off 10:00 PMMon NOPPelicans GSWWarriors Pick posts before tip-off 8:00 PMWed BKNNets NOPPelicans Pick posts before tip-off 8:00 PMFri MEMGrizzlies NOPPelicans Pick posts before tip-off

Results · our picks 4 of 7 rightAll

FinalMon Nov 2 NOPPelicans135 MEMGrizzlies134 Our pick MEM · est. 63%Our pick wrong FinalSat Oct 31 ATLHawks99 NOPPelicans121 Our pick ATL · est. 60%Our pick wrong FinalThu Oct 29 SACKings120 NOPPelicans132 Our pick NOP · est. 59%Our pick right FinalWed Oct 28 DENNuggets104 NOPPelicans91 Our pick DEN · est. 66%Our pick right FinalSat Oct 24 NOPPelicans135 DENNuggets141 Our pick DEN · est. 84%Our pick right FinalFri Oct 23 NOPPelicans119 UTAJazz120 Our pick UTA · est. 52%Our pick right FinalWed Oct 21 INDPacers123 NOPPelicans120 Our pick NOP · est. 52%Our pick wrong

Quick answers

Will the New Orleans Pelicans make the playoffs?

Our model gives them est. <1% as of Nov 4 (a top-6 seed or a spot through the play-in), with a title chance of est. <1%. It's a projection from the data and it changes as the season goes.

When do the Pelicans play next?

Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans, Fri, Nov 6. Our pick posts before tip-off.

How accurate are our Pelicans predictions?

4 right of 7 Pelicans games graded so far this season. The full record is on the How accurate page.

At a glance

Record3–4#11 in the West · GB 3.5

Team strength#27of 30

Our picks4 of 757% right

Team strength: 6.0 points per 100 possessions worse than an average team (as of Nov 4).

WestFull standings

1HOURockets7–1.875 2MEMGrizzlies6–1.857 3PORTrail Blazers5–1.833 4LALLakers6–2.750 5OKCThunder tied5–2.714 5SASSpurs tied5–2.714 7GSWWarriors tied5–3.625 7MINTimberwolves tied5–3.625 9DALMavericks4–3.571 10DENNuggets3–3.500 11NOPPelicans3–4.429 12PHXSuns1–4.200 13LACClippers tied1–6.143 13SACKings tied1–6.143 13UTAJazz tied1–6.143

Ordered by win %; teams with the same record are marked tied (the NBA's tiebreakers decide those).

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27.7Projected wins

<1%Make the playoffs (a top-6 seed or through the play-in)

<1%Win the title

From 5,000 simulated seasons; estimates, shown from <1% to >99%. Every team

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