NBA Odds: Nuggets (even)
The Brooklyn Nets will travel to the Pepsi Center to take on the Denver Nuggets. The game starts at 9:00 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 23 and will air on YES and Altitude.
The Nuggets lost to the Bucks 89-81 on Friday. Jusuf Nurkic recorded 11 points and 15 rebounds, earning his fourth double-double of the year. The Nets, meanwhile, are coming off a 114-105 win over the Lakers on Friday. Alan Anderson stood out for Brooklyn, recording 14 points, six assists, and four rebounds.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Nets won the first game 102-96. Ty Lawson scored a game-high with 29 points.
The odds are even for this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable. The Nuggets look to improve upon their records of 20-34 Straight Up (SU) and 21-30-3 Against The Spread (ATS). They have gone 7-16 SU and 9-13-1 ATS against teams from the Eastern Conference.
On the other side, Brooklyn has a SU record of 22-31 and an ATS record of 25-28. Brooklyn has a record of 8-11 SU and 10-9 ATS against the West. The Nets are in for a physical game against Denver. The Nuggets are not afraid to send opponents to the free throw line, averaging a league-high 23.0 fouls per game.
Brooklyn won the last meeting this season between these two teams, but the Nuggets still lead the head-to-head record, 6-4 SU, over the last 10 matchups. The Nets hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers, Denver and Brooklyn each held the edge in all three of these categories once in the last 10 meetings.
Predictions: SU Winner – DEN, ATS Winner – DEN
Notes
On average, Brooklyn scores 95.8 points per game (ranked 24th). Denver ranks 26th in points allowed per game with 103.8.
Brooklyn scores an average of 95.6 points per away game (ranked 24th). Denver ranks 29th in points allowed per home game with 103.5.
When giving up fewer than 100 points, the Brooklyn Nets have a 17-14 record. When scoring fewer than 100 points, the Denver Nuggets have an underachieving record of 4-18.
When Brooklyn allows at least 100 points, the team has an abysmal 5-17 record this season. Denver is even at 16-16 when it hits triple digits.
The Nets have an offensive rating of 100.3 (ranked 24th), while the Nuggets rank 21st for their defensive rating of 104.4.
Denver has an average field goal percentage of 43.3%. Brooklyn is a subpar 10-22 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, the Denver Nuggets attempt 23.5 three point field goals per game and the Brooklyn Nets attempt 20.5 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, both teams have losing records; Denver is 5-18 and Brooklyn is 2-9.
The Denver Nuggets, with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.56, rank 18th in the NBA. The Brooklyn Nets have a lower A/TO (1.49), ranking 22nd.
The Denver Nuggets rebound 44.9 times per game and are ranked seventh. Ranked 23rd, the Brooklyn Nets rebound 41.9 times per game.
The Brooklyn Nets rank 26th in offensive rebounding, while the Denver Nuggets rank 10th in defensive rebounding.
Denver has forced an average turnover percentage of 12.8% this season. Brooklyn has a poor 13-21 record when its TOV% is 12.8% or higher.
