NBA Best Bets: Nuggets vs. Hawks Picks for January 1

Published 11:39 pm Tuesday, December 31, 2024

The Atlanta Hawks (18-15) are 4.5-point underdogs as they look to build on a four-game winning streak when they visit the Denver Nuggets (18-13) on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Ball Arena. The game airs at 9:00 PM ET on ALT and FDSSE.

To find the best bets you can make on Wednesday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.

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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
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Nuggets vs. Hawks Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 4.5)

  • Against the spread, Denver is 13-18-0 this season.
  • Atlanta is 15-18-0 against the spread this season.
  • The Nuggets have an ATS record of 6-9 as 4.5-point favorites or greater.
  • The Hawks’ ATS record as 4.5-point underdogs or more is 6-4.

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Pick OU:

Under (246.5)

  • Nuggets games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 246.5 points 12 times.
  • Hawks games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 246.5 points in eight of 33 outings.
  • Denver has an average point total of 229.4 in its contests this year, 17.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • Atlanta has had an average of 234.1 points scored in its games so far this season, 12.4 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
  • The Nuggets score the 10th-most points in the league this season, while the Hawks’ offense puts up the fifth-most.
  • The Nuggets are the NBA’s 14th-ranked scoring defense while the Hawks are the 27th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (-210)

  • This season, the Nuggets have won 13 out of the 22 games, or 59.1%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Hawks have been victorious in 11, or 57.9%, of the 19 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Denver has won nine of its 12 games, or 75%, when favored by at least -210 on the moneyline.
  • This season, Atlanta has come away with a win five times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +170 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nuggets have a 67.7% chance to win.

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