The Brooklyn Nets schedule has started to heat up. What that has resulted in is the Nets taking a bit of a downturn in the NBA standings. Brooklyn has lost four straight games and are now toward the bottom of the play-in tournament standings. The Nets will now have another tough opponent to try and stop the streak against.
Nuggets vs Nets Picks
This game will end up going slightly over the total.
- Pick: Over.
The Denver Nuggets are the defending NBA champions having another solid season. While the Nuggets have had a few difficult stretches of the season, Nuggets vs Nets betting analysis shows Denver once again has a strong team this season. Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has done a great job at being a multi-faceted player and still helps push Denver toward the top of the standings.
Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets Odds
Nuggets vs Nets Information
Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets
Location of the game: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City
Date & Time: Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 7:30 p.m.
How to watch: NBA League Pass
Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets Recent Scores
The Denver Nuggets most recent game shows that the Nuggets won their last game 113-104 against the Toronto Raptors. The Nets struggled against their in-city rival New York Knicks and lost 121-102 last time out.
Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets Betting Analysis
Nuggets are a Handful to Slow Down
Nuggets vs Nets betting analysis shows that Denver is once again one of the top teams in the Western Conference. Denver is 19-10 overall this season and has covered five of the past six games against the spread. The Nuggets have seen their past four games go under the total.
Denver’s offense has been efficient, but the Nuggets have been in the middle of the pack overall on offense. Denver is fourth in the league in offense, shooting 49 percent from the field. The Nuggets shot 37.3 percent from the 3-point line, which ranks 13th in the league.
Jokic is once again averaging nearly a triple-double per game in the NBA player stats. He leads the team in scoring at 26.5 points per game and also contributes 12.4 assists and 9.3 rebounds per game.
Brooklyn is in a Tough Stretch
The Nets have lost four straight and are allowing over 120 points per game during that stretch. Brooklyn is 13-14 overall this season and is 17-9-1 against the spread this season. The Nets have struggled on defense all season.
NBA team stats show Brooklyn allows 115.3 points per game, which ranks 19th in the league. What the Nets do well is shoot 3-pointers. Brooklyn is third in the league, knocking down 38.3 percent of their opportunities from the perimeter. Anyone making a Nuggets vs Nets betting analysis will see Brooklyn has had a lot of roster change over the past few years and that has caught up to the Nets.
Updates
Anyone making NBA picks on Denver will see that Aaron Gordon is listed as day-to-day with a heel injury. Nets points guard Dennis Smith Jr. is probably for Friday’s game with a back injury.
Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets Betting Preview
- Spread: NBA odds show that the Nuggets are a 4.5-point favorite.
- Moneyline: Denver is -186 on the moneyline, while the Nets are +155.
- Total: The over/under has been set at 231.5 points.
Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets Betting Prediction
Anyone looking at a Nuggets vs Nets betting analysis will see this game should go over the total. While Denver hasn’t been one of the top offenses in the league, the Nuggets are still an effective offense when it comes to scoring. Brooklyn has had a hard time slowing down its opponents this season.
This game will end up going slightly over the total. There are many NBA games to make picks on this weekend with Christmas approaching and this should be a solid one to watch.
- Pick: Over.
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