The Denver Nuggets and Brooklyn Nets meet Sunday in NBA action at the Barclays Center. Here’s a Nets vs Nuggets Prediction. This article will include a Nets vs Nuggets Pick.
Denver Nuggets Betting Preview
The Denver Nuggets lost to the Cavs, beat the Raptors, and they play the 76ers next. The Nuggets have won 25 of their last 37 regular season games.
The Denver Nuggets are averaging 125.1 points on 51.1 percent shooting and allowing 118 points on 47.1 percent shooting. Nikola Jokic is averaging 29.6 points and 12.2 rebounds, while Jamal Murray is averaging 25.2 points and 4.4 rebounds. Aaron Gordon is the third double-digit scorer, and Tim Hardaway Jr. is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The Denver Nuggets are shooting 40.2 percent from beyond the arc and 82.7 percent from the free-throw line. The Denver Nuggets are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.1 rebounds per game.
Brooklyn Nets Betting Preview
The Brooklyn Nets lost to the Wizards and Rockets, and they play the Magic next. The Nets have won 7 of their last 13 games.
The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 109.3 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 114.1 points on 48.6 percent shooting. Michale Porter Jr. is averaging 25.8 points and 7.5 rebounds, while Cam Thomas is averaging 21.4 points and 1.4 rebounds. Nic Claxton is the third double-digit scorer, and Noah Clowney is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 78.1 percent from the free-throw line. The Brooklyn Nets are allowing 37.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 39.9 rebounds per game.
Why the Brooklyn Nets will win
- The Nuggets have lost each of their last three games as road favorites.
- The underdogs have won three of the Nuggets’ last four games.
- The Nuggets have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six games on the first leg of a back-to-back against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the spread in each of the Nuggets’ last four games.
Why the Denver Nuggets will win
- The Nets have lost each of their last 12 day games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Nuggets have won each of their last nine games against Atlantic Division opponents that held a losing record.
- The Nets have failed to cover the spread in each of their last seven games as home underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- The Nuggets have covered the spread in six of their last seven games following a loss.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Nuggets’ last seven games as favorites following a road loss have gone OVER the total points line.
- Each of the Nets’ last five home games following a road loss have gone UNDER the total points line.
Brooklyn Nets Player Facts
- Cameron Thomas is one of only 10 players to have scored 30+ points off the bench in a game this season.
- Noah Clowney ranks T4th amongst qualified Centers for three-pointers made per game (2.1) this season.
Denver Nuggets Player Facts
- Peyton Watson ranks 14th in the Western Conference amongst qualified players for blocks per game (0.9) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Nets rank 30th in the league for points per game this season (108.9).
- The Nets rank 30th in the league for rebounds per game this season (39.7).
- The Nuggets rank 1st in the league for points per game this season (124.6).
- The Nuggets rank 30th in the league for opponent turnovers per game this season (12.4).
Nets vs Nuggets Injury Report
The Nets will be without Haywood Highsmith and Nic Claxton.
Christian Braun, Nikola Jokic, Jonas Valanciunas, Cameron Johnson, Tamar Bates, and Aaron Gordon are out for the Nuggets.
Nets vs Nuggets Prediction
Just when it looked like the Nets were turning the corner a bit and providing some value in the betting market, they drop three straight games and fail to top 100 points in two of them. Newsflash, the Nets aren’t good. However, the Nuggets are missing half of their rotation and even against a team like the Nets, it’s hard to lay points given that injury report. There’s only so much a team can overcome, and the Nuggets are capable of losing to any team in the league with so many down players. I’ll take a shot with the Nets and the free points.