Denver Nuggets vs Philadelphia 76ers NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/30/21
2021-03-30 21:00:00 EDT
The Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets meet Tuesday in NBA action at the Ball Arena.
The Philadelphia 76ers look for a win after winning 10 of their last 12 games. The Philadelphia 76ers are averaging 114.8 points on 48 percent shooting and allowing 109.5 points on 45.1 percent shooting. Joel Embiid is averaging 29.9 points and 11.5 rebounds while Tobias Harris is averaging 20.9 points and 3.7 assists. Ben Simmons is the third double-digit scorer and Shake Milton is dishing three assists. The Philadelphia 76ers are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 77.3 percent from the free throw line. The Philadelphia 76ers are allowing 36.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.3 rebounds per game.
The Denver Nuggets look for a win after winning 11 of their last 14 games. The Denver Nuggets are averaging 115.8 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 110.7 points on 47 percent shooting. Nikola Jokic is averaging 26.9 points and 11.1 rebounds while Jamal Murray is averaging 21 points and 4.9 assists. Michael Porter Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Aaron Gordon is grabbing two rebounds. The Denver Nuggets are shooting 38.7 percent from beyond the arc and 78.4 percent from the free throw line. The Denver Nuggets are allowing 36.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44 rebounds per game.
The 76ers are 16-35-3 ATS in their last 54 road games and 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The Nuggets are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 1 days rest and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win. The under is 5-2 in 76ers last 7 overall. The over is 4-1 in Nuggets last 5 home games. The 76ers are 10-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Denver and 15-4-2 ATS in the last 21 meetings.
The Philadelphia 76ers are a tough team to ignore free points with given the way they’ve played all year, but they need to be full strength to trust them in spots like this. The Denver Nuggets win at home by an average of 5.8 points and they got a lot better at the trade deadline with the addition of Gordon. The Nuggets are a team to keep a close on on down the stretch. I’ll lay the chalk.
