The Washington Wizards (11-17) will try to halt a seven-game losing skid when visiting the Denver Nuggets (16-10) on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Ball Arena. This contest is at 9:00 PM ET on NBCS-DC and ALT.
The Nuggets head into their game against the Wizards as a 9.5-point favorite.
Nuggets vs. Wizards Betting Odds
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- Spread: Denver -9.5
- Moneyline: Denver -450, Washington +360
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Wizards at Nuggets odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 9.5)
- Prediction:
Nuggets 117 – Wizards 110
- Denver has come away with 12 wins in the 19 contests it has been listed as the favorite in this season.
- This season, Denver has come away with a win four times in five chances when named as a favorite of at least -450 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Denver has a 81.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- Washington has won four of the 16 games it was the underdog on the moneyline this season (25%).
- Washington has not yet played as a moneyline underdog of +360 or longer.
- Washington has an implied moneyline win probability of 21.7% in this matchup.
- The Nuggets record only 2.1 more points per game (115.0) than the Wizards give up (112.9).
- Denver is 10-5 against the spread and 14-1 overall when scoring more than 112.9 points.
- Washington has an 8-8-1 record against the spread and a 10-7 record overall when giving up fewer than 115.0 points.
- The Wizards score only 3.4 fewer points per game (110.4) than the Nuggets allow (113.8).
- Washington is 5-5 against the spread and 5-5 overall when it scores more than 113.8 points.
- Denver is 8-5 against the spread and 10-3 overall when it allows fewer than 110.4 points.
- The Nuggets are at the 10th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (115.0 PPG), while the Wizards allow the 14th-fewest points per game (112.9) in the league.
- The 23rd-ranked scoring NBA team (110.4 PPG) is Washington, while the Denver squad ranks 18th in the league defensively (113.8 PPG).
- The Nuggets have out-scored their opponents by a total of 31 points this season (1.2 points per game on average), and opponents of the Wizards have out-scored them by 70 more points on the year (2.5 per game).