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Nuggets at Hornets · Thu, Jan 7 · 7:00 PM ET

Denver at Charlotte. Here is where each team has the edge.

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Nuggets edges

No clear mismatch in Denver's favor.

Hornets edges

  • On defenseCharlotte's defense cleans the defensive glass (3rd) against a Denver offense that rarely gets second chances (24th).

Key battles

  • Denver's offense gets to the line (4th), but Charlotte's defense defends without fouling (4th). Watch the free throws.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
DENRankStatRankCHA
123.41stOffensive rating5th120.3
118.221stDefensive rating13th115.3
+5.27thNet rating8th+5.0
97.720thPace26th96.1
57.71stEffective FG %12th55.2
10.93rdTurnover %24th12.8
23.624thOffensive rebound %4th30.5
23.74thFree throw rate18th20.0
54.314thOpponent eFG %7th54.0
10.030thForced turnover %22nd11.2
75.37thDefensive rebound %3rd76.6
19.610thOpponent FT rate4th18.6

Game plan

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03Form and season series

Nuggets6-4 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. W
  3. L
  4. L
  5. L
  6. W
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. W

Hornets6-4 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. W
  3. W
  4. L
  5. L
  6. W
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. L

2025-26 series: Sun, Dec 7 DEN 115, CHA 106 · Sun, Jan 18 CHA 110, DEN 87

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers