Nuggets vs. Suns Prediction & Preview

Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns, Mortgage Matchup Center. NBA Cup - Group Play. First of 4 regular-season meetings.

Nuggets vs Suns prediction

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Nuggets vs Suns preview

Nuggets vs Suns tips off on Friday, October 30 at 10:00 PM ET at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, an NBA Cup group play game and the first of four meetings this season.

Denver is 2-2, 1-1 at home and 1-1 on the road. The Nuggets lost 96-84 at Oklahoma City, beat New Orleans 141-135 in overtime at home, lost 134-114 at home to Golden State and won 104-91 at New Orleans on Wednesday. The Nuggets score 110.8 points a game and allow 114.0. Jamal Murray leads the scoring at 22.5 points a game, and Nikola Jokic averages 10.5 rebounds and 9.0 assists. Last season Denver went 54-28 as the No. 3 seed in the West. Forwards Cameron Johnson, Spencer Jones and Alpha Diallo and guard Julian Strawther are out.

Phoenix is 1-2. The Suns lost 124-83 at Portland on October 21, beat Golden State 131-122 at home on October 24 and lost 125-114 at Oklahoma City on October 26, so they come in with three days off. The Suns score 109.3 points a game and allow 123.7. Devin Booker leads the team with 22.7 points and 5.3 assists a game, and Khaman Maluach leads the rebounding at 7.3. Last season Phoenix went 45-37, eighth in the West. Center Mark Williams is out; forward Oso Ighodaro is day-to-day. Odyn's AI quant model runs this game before tip-off, injury report included.

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Nuggets vs Suns spread & over/under

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How to watch Nuggets vs Suns

Date: Friday, October 30, 2026
Time: 10:00 PM ET
Venue: Mortgage Matchup Center
TV: NBA League Pass · Suns Live · Arizona's Family 3TV

Nuggets vs Suns: team stats & injury report

Denver Nuggets

Record	2-2
Home	1-1
Road	1-1
Points per game	110.8
Points allowed per game	114.0

Last season (2025-26: 54-28, 122.1 points per game, 116.9 allowed, No. 3 seed in the West)

Team leaders

Points per game: Jamal Murray (22.5)
Rebounds per game: Nikola Jokic (10.5)
Assists per game: Nikola Jokic (9.0)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/28 @ New Orleans Pelicans: W 104-91
10/26 vs Golden State Warriors: L 134-114
10/24 vs New Orleans Pelicans: W 141-135 OT
10/22 @ Oklahoma City Thunder: L 96-84
10/16 @ Los Angeles Lakers: W 121-106

Injury report: Alpha Diallo (F, Out); Cameron Johnson (F, Out); Julian Strawther (G, Out); Spencer Jones (F, Out)

Phoenix Suns

Record	1-2
Home	1-0
Road	0-2
Points per game	109.3
Points allowed per game	123.7

Last season (2025-26: 45-37, 112.6 points per game, 111.1 allowed, No. 8 seed in the West)

Team leaders

Points per game: Devin Booker (22.7)
Rebounds per game: Khaman Maluach (7.3)
Assists per game: Devin Booker (5.3)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/26 @ Oklahoma City Thunder: L 125-114
10/24 vs Golden State Warriors: W 131-122
10/21 @ Portland Trail Blazers: L 124-83
10/16 vs Utah Jazz: L 119-116
10/14 @ San Antonio Spurs: L 123-103

Injury report: Mark Williams (C, Out); Oso Ighodaro (F, Day-To-Day)

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