It’s Saturday, February 1, and the Denver Nuggets (29-19) and the Charlotte Hornets (12-33) are all set to square off from Spectrum Center in Charlotte. It is the second half of a back-to-back for both these clubs. The Nuggets are currently 15-11 on the road with a point differential of +4, while the Hornets have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home.
Injury Update: LaMelo Ball (ankle) remains sidelined for the Hornets.
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 re: Nuggets vs. Hornets today
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Game odds for Nuggets vs. Hornets
The latest odds as of Saturday:
That gives the Nuggets an implied team point total of 116.91, and the Hornets 109.61.
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Expert picks & predictions for Saturday’s Nuggets vs. Hornets game
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Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) likes the Nuggets to cover the big number: Denver Nuggets -13.5
“We have two teams on the second half of back-to-backs. Normally, I would side with the home team here. However, the Hornets without Melo are bad. They have just one win without him on the court this season. They covered last night as 13-point Underdogs thanks to a slow fourth quarter start by the Clippers. The Nuggets are one of the best second-half teams in the NBA. This game could get out of hand at halftime. And I don’t see the Hornets clawing back.”
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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 & Hornets game:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the Denver Nuggets on the Moneyline.
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Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Charlotte Hornets at +14.
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Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 221.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Nuggets vs. Hornets on Saturday
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The Nuggets have won 4 of their last 5 matchups against Southeast Division teams
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The Nuggets’ last 3 road trips to Charlotte have stayed UNDER the Total
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The Nuggets have failed to cover the spread in 5 of their last 7 road games against teams with losing records
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