NBA Best Bets: Nuggets vs. Hawks Picks for January 1
Published 10:33 pm Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Atlanta Hawks (18-15) are 4.5-point underdogs as they look to continue a four-game win streak when they visit the Denver Nuggets (18-13) on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Ball Arena. The contest airs at 9:00 PM ET on ALT and FDSSE.
Our computer predictions below will assist you in choosing the best bets available for Wednesday’s game.
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Nuggets vs. Hawks Game Info
- When: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
- Where: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
- TV: ALT and FDSSE
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Nuggets vs. Hawks Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 4.5)
- Denver’s record against the spread is 13-18-0.
- Against the spread, Atlanta is 15-18-0 this year.
- The Nuggets have an ATS record of 6-9 as 4.5-point favorites or more.
- Against the spread as 4.5-point underdogs or greater, the Hawks are 6-4.
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Pick OU:
Under (246.5)
- The Nuggets’ 31 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 246.5 points 12 times.
- The Hawks have combined with their opponent to score more than 246.5 points in eight of 33 games this season.
- The average total in Denver’s matchups this year is 229.4, 17.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- Atlanta’s games this season have had an average of 234.1 points, 12.4 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Nuggets score the 10th-most points in the league this season, while the Hawks’ offense racks up the fifth-most.
- This outing features the NBA’s 27th-ranked (Hawks) and 17th-ranked (Nuggets) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (-225)
- The Nuggets have entered the game as favorites 22 times this season and won 13, or 59.1%, of those games.
- The Hawks have been chosen as underdogs in 19 games this year and have walked away with the win 11 times (57.9%) in those games.
- Denver has a record of 9-3, a 75% win rate, when it’s favored by -225 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- This season, Atlanta has come away with a win five times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +180 or worse on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nuggets have a 69.2% chance to win.
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