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NBA and NHL and College football results for Friday, October 30, 2026: the day in numbers

Published October 31, 2026

Christian Braun picked a good night for the best game of his career. His 31 points and 7 threes were both his most in any game in our records, which go back to 2022. Jamal Murray added 39 of his own, and DEN beat PHX 127-120 for its second straight win.

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Braun's night came out of nowhere. He entered averaging 11.5 points and 1.3 threes per game, then went 11-of-16 from the field with 3 steals and finished 20 points above his average. Murray was 16 points over his 22.5 average, going 10-of-18 with 7 threes of his own. Together the two DEN guards made 14 threes. DEN is now 3-2 and PHX has fallen to 1-3 on a two-game skid. The 247 combined points were 18 above the season average of 228.8.

Scottie Barnes had the biggest scoring night of the day. His 41 points were his most in any game in our records, which go back to 2021. He was 21 points over his 19.8 average, shooting 19-of-34 with only one three. It wasn't enough, though: ORL won 121-114 in an upset by records. ORL is now 2-3 on one win, and TOR drops to 3-2.

HOU's five-game winning streak ended in a 116-111 upset by records at DAL, and Kyrie Irving was the reason. His 35 points were his most since February 25, 2025, and his 9 assists were his most since January 22, 2025. He was 17 points above his 18.0 average and more than doubled his 3.8 assists, going 12-of-19 with 5 threes. Cooper Flagg added 33 points on 13-of-19 shooting with 9 rebounds and 6 assists, all without a three. His scoring was 7.7 above his 25.3 average. DAL has won three straight to reach 4-2, and HOU is 5-1.

The highest-scoring game of the night was MIA's 145-125 win over IND. The 270 combined points were 41.2 above the season average. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double of 31 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists on 13-of-19 shooting, well over his averages of 11.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists. Klay Thompson came in averaging 7.8 points and scored 25, going 9-of-14 with 7 threes. For IND, Quenton Jackson scored 24 on 9-of-13 shooting, 19 above his 5.0 average. MIA has won two straight to reach 2-4, and IND is 2-4 after three straight losses.

GS also won an upset by records, 112-95 over LAL. Stephen Curry made 8 threes, well above his 3.5 average, and finished with 31 points. Luka Doncic scored 37 for LAL, close to his 36.0 average, but needed 27 shots. GS has won three in a row to get to 3-3, and LAL falls to 4-2.

BOS has won four straight to reach 4-1 after beating CHI 125-111. Payton Pritchard scored 30, 17 above his 13.3 average, and CHI has now lost four in a row to fall to 1-5. BKN is still winless at 0-5 after a 110-94 loss to DET, which is 5-1. Ronald Holland II was averaging 2.8 points for DET and scored 18, with 4 steals.

Two games came in well under the scoring average. WSH beat CHA 95-79, and the 174 combined points were 54.8 below the mark, the lowest total of the day. PHI beat NY 98-93 for 191 points and has won two straight to reach 5-1. MIN beat LAC 127-101, and LAC has now lost four straight to fall to 1-4.

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Anton Lundell's hat trick was his first three-goal game in our records, which go back to 2021. He came in averaging 0.1 goals and scored three on 8 shots in FLA's 5-2 win over WPG. Seth Jones added a goal and two assists. FLA has won three straight to reach 8-4-2, while WPG has now lost eight in a row and sits at 4-7-3.

CGY beat SEA 6-2, and Matt Coronato had the most points of his career. His 4 points (a goal and three assists) were his most in any game in our records, which go back to 2023, and he took just one shot to do it. He had been averaging 0.8 points. Joel Farabee had a goal and two assists. CGY is now 6-7-0 and SEA is 8-5-1.

NJ won 5-2 at VGK, with two players scoring four of its five goals. Arseny Gritsyuk had two goals on 8 shots, and Jack Hughes had two on 7. NJ is 9-5-0 and VGK is 9-5-1. All three NHL games finished above the season average of 6.3 goals. Teams on the second night of a back-to-back against a rested opponent have won 42% of 2,643 games over the last 10 seasons, and they went 0-1 last night.

College football

SAC ended a six-game losing streak by beating KENT 31-10. SAC is now 2-7 and KENT is 3-6. BAY won 41-9 at UCF and is now 5-3, while UCF is 4-4. TULN won 38-31 at CLT. The 69 combined points were 15.6 above the season average of 53.4. CLT is now 1-7.

Numbers to know

Scottie Barnes's 41 points were his most in our records, which go back to 2021, and they came in a loss.

Christian Braun and Jamal Murray combined for 14 threes in DEN's win.

IND-MIA totaled 270 points, 96 more than CHA-WSH's 174.

WPG has lost eight straight, and BKN is 0-5.

Anton Lundell, who came in averaging 0.1 goals, scored a hat trick on 8 shots.

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