Nuggets vs. Nets Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

The Brooklyn Nets (13-24) are heavy underdogs (+13.5) as they attempt to break a three-game losing streak when they visit the Denver Nuggets (21-15) at 9:00 PM ET on Friday, January 10, 2025 at Ball Arena. The contest airs on ALT, KTVD, and YES. The matchup has a point total of 223.5.

Nuggets vs. Nets Odds

Nuggets odds to win: -1099 Nets odds to win: +700 Spread: Nuggets (-13.5) Total: 223.5

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Game Time and Information

When: Friday, January 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET Where: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado TV: ALT, KTVD, and YES

Who Will Win Nuggets vs. Nets?

Nuggets and Nets Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

These teams average a combined 227.7 points per game, 4.2 more points than the total of 223.5 set for this game.

Opponents of the two teams average a combined 6.9 more points per game, 230.4, than this game’s over/under of 223.5 points.

The Nuggets’ average point total in outings this season is 230.2, 6.7 points higher than the over/under in this game.

Brooklyn’s games this season have averaged a total of 218.4 points, 5.1 fewer than the point total in this matchup.

Denver is 16-19-1 ATS this season.

So far this season, the Nets have put together a 17-18-2 record against the spread.

Nuggets Stats & Insights

The Nuggets are outscoring opponents by 3.6 points per game with a +131 scoring differential overall. They put up 120.5 points per game (third in the NBA) and give up 116.9 per contest (24th in the league).

The Nuggets rank eighth in the league at 45.2 rebounds per game. That’s 1.4 more than the 43.8 their opponents average.

Denver connects on 12.0 three-pointers per game (25th in the league) while shooting 38.2% from deep (third-best in the NBA). It is making 1.9 fewer threes per outing than its opponents, who drain 13.9 per game while shooting 35.3%.

The Nuggets rank fourth in the league by averaging 115.6 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 19th in the NBA, allowing 111.3 points per 100 possessions.

The Nuggets have scored at a lower rate in home games than on the road in the 2024-25 season (120.3 at home versus 120.7 on the road), and have surrendered fewer points at home than away from home (116.2 opponent points per home game versus 117.5 on the road).

Nets Stats & Insights

The Nets put up 107.2 points per game (27th in league) while giving up 113.5 per outing (17th in NBA). They have a -230 scoring differential and have been outscored by 6.3 points per game.

Brooklyn ranks 30th in the league at 39.6 rebounds per game. That’s 2.9 fewer than the 42.5 its opponents average.

The Nets make 14.3 three-pointers per game (seventh-most in the league) at a 36.6% rate (13th in NBA), compared to the 13.6 their opponents make, shooting 37.7% from deep.

The Nets average 107.0 points per 100 possessions on offense (24th in league), and concede 113.9 points per 100 possessions (25th in NBA).

At home Brooklyn is putting up 104.6 points per game, 4.9 fewer points than it is averaging on the road (109.5).

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Nuggets Key Players to Watch

The Nuggets get 31.5 points, 13.0 rebounds and 9.7 assists from Nikola Jokic.

Michael Porter Jr. makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Nuggets, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.7 per contest.

Russell Westbrook averages 1.7 steals per game, while Peyton Watson has 1.1 blocks per contest.

Nets Key Players to Watch

Cameron Johnson racks up 19.5 points per game. He also contributes 4.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this season.

This season, Nic Claxton has a statline that includes 9.8 points, 2.0 assists and 7.5 rebounds per game.

Johnson hits 3.3 threes per game.

The Nets’ defensive effort gets a lift from Johnson’s 0.9 steals and Claxton’s 1.2 blocks per game.