Denver Nuggets vs Detroit Pistons Final Score & Over/Under Result — Feb 3, 2026

The market total of 229.5 looked vulnerable from the opening quarter, as Denver and Detroit combined for just 59 points in Q1—well below the pace needed to clear the number. DAGGER leaned under, but the game had other plans. The two teams picked up the tempo in Q2, combining for 60 points to reach 119 at halftime, still tracking under projection. That's when the offensive floodgates opened: a 54-point third quarter kept the under alive, but Detroit's fourth-quarter surge—led by Cade Cunningham's 29 points and 10 assists—pushed the combined total to a final 245, an over by 15.5 points.

Denver's offense, powered by Jamal Murray's 32 points and 8 assists alongside Nikola Jokić's 15 rebounds and 24 points, exploded late with 41 fourth-quarter points. But it wasn't quite enough against a Pistons roster that shot efficiently throughout, with Duncan Robinson adding 20 points and Jalen Duren contributing 19 points and 13 rebounds. Detroit's recent form—averaging 115.4 points scored over its last 10 games—proved decisive in the final frame, where the Pistons outpaced Denver 31-41 despite the Nuggets' late-game onslaught.

The head-to-head history had favored low totals; the teams' prior meeting this season landed at 216 combined. This matchup told a different story, one written almost entirely in the fourth quarter's explosive 72 combined points.