The Christmas Day slate of NBA games concludes in Phoenix as the Denver Nuggets (16-11) and the Suns (14-14) are all set to square off from the Footprint Center in Phoenix.
The Nuggets are currently 8-7 on the road with a point differential of 3, while the Suns have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Nuggets at Suns live today
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Game odds for Nuggets at Suns
The latest odds as of Wednesday:
That gives the Nuggets an implied team point total of 117.48, and the Suns 116.18.
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Expert picks and predictions for Wednesday’s Nuggets at Suns’ game
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Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) expects a big day from the league’s best player: Nikola Jokic triple-double (+185)
“This is one of the best plus-money plays on the slate. Jokic hasn’t triple-doubled in the last five versus Phoenix but six times ago…Jokic did and it happened to be on Christmas. Coincidence? I think not!”
Brad Thomas (@MrBrad Thomas) likes Tyus Jones to be the facilitator: Tyus Jones u6.5 assists +110
“Sure, the Denver Nuggets give up a ton of assist to point guards and Tyus averages 6.5 assists per game. However, at -140, there’s more value in taking the plus odds for his under. He’s also gone under this number with a ton of frequency. And he’s gone under in back-to-back games.”
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Nuggets and Suns’ game:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
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Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Phoenix Suns at +2.5.
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Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 233.5.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Nuggets at Suns on Wednesday
· The Suns have won 4 of their last 5 home games against Western Conference teams
· Each of the last 3 matchups between the Nuggets and the Suns have stayed UNDER the Total
· The Nuggets have failed to cover in 16 of their 27 games this season
· The Suns have covered the spread in their last 3 home games against teams with winning records
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