Surprisingly the Nuggets have the best record in the NBA since the day Jamal Murray went out for the season with a torn ACL. The Nuggets are 12-3 since the day Murray went down, and it proves they were right in grabbing Aaron Gordon at the trade deadline from the Magic. You know Nikola Jokic is continuing his MVP season by taking the team from the seventh seed to the fourth seed.
Denver Nuggets betting preview:
The Nuggets are in the opposite boat of the Nets; they are playing their best basketball of the season at the exact right time. They are 8-2 in their last 10 games and 12-3 in their last 15 games. All thanks to Nikola Jokic, who is playing 40 minutes per game while averaging 26 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists per game this season. Young star Michael Porter Jr has also embraced the new spotlight without Murray in the lineup. MPJ is averaging 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists per game this season, all of those numbers are up from last year.
The Nuggets have been an average team when it comes to betting on them against the spread this season. They are 33-34 straight up against the spread, but they are 16-10 in non-conference games this season and what even bodes better for them is that they are also 25-21 with only one day of rest.
Brooklyn Nets betting preview:
The Nets are not playing good basketball at quite possibly the worst time in the season. With only five games left, including this one, the Nets sit at 43-24 tied with the Bucks for the second seed in the eastern conference and are 5-5 in their last 10. Some key faces are going to show up before the playoffs, like center Nic Claxton who came back from a stint with Covid, and James Harden, who would’ve come back sooner, but he had a setback in his rehab from a hamstring injury suffered in early April.
The Nets are a middle of the pack team covering the spread this season with a record of 32-35 overall. The Nets are the away favorite in tonight’s matchup, and the Nets are 10-11 this season as the away favorite this season. The Nets have lost four games in a row; will the Nuggets make it five?
Brooklyn vs Denver odds and lines:
BetMGM opened with the Nets favored by 3.5 points with the over/under set at 232.5.
Free pick of the night:
My free pick of the night is Nets ML at -147.