The Washington Wizards (7-34) will attempt to stop a three-game losing skid when hosting the Denver Nuggets (29-14) at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at Capital One Arena. The game airs on MNMT and ALT.
The Nuggets enter their matchup against the Wizards as double-digit favorites. The Nuggets are favored by 13.5 points. The game features a point total of 238.5.
Nuggets vs. Wizards Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:31 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Denver -13.5
- Total: 238.5
- Moneyline: Denver -966, Washington +633
Nuggets at Wizards odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 13.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (238.5)
- Prediction:
Nuggets 123 – Wizards 111
- Denver has been chosen as the favorite in 38 games this year and has walked away with the win 27 times (71.1%) in those games.
- Denver has been listed as a favorite of -966 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Denver has a 90.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Washington has been the moneyline underdog 38 total times this season. DC has gone 7-31 in those games.
- Washington has played as a moneyline underdog of +633 or longer in just one game this season, which it lost.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, Washington has an implied win probability of 13.6%.
- The Nuggets average 9.2 fewer points per game (116) than the Wizards give up (125.2).
- Denver has a 7-1-1 record against the spread and a 9-0 record overall when scoring more than 125.2 points.
- Washington has put together a 15-11 ATS record and a 6-20 overall record in games it scores more than 111.1 points.
- Denver’s record is 15-14 against the spread and 23-6 overall when it allows fewer than 115.7 points.
- The Nuggets are the league’s 14th-ranked scoring team (116 PPG), while the Wizards allow the most points per game (125.2) in NBA play.
- The 15th-ranked scoring NBA team (115.7 PPG) is Washington, while the Denver squad ranks sixth in the league defensively (111.1 PPG).
- The Nuggets have scored a total of 210 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 4.9 per game), while the Wizards have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 390 total points, 9.5 per game).
Over/Under
- Denver has an average implied point total of 117.1 this year, which is 8.9 points lower than its implied total in Sunday’s game (126).
- This season, Denver has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (126) nine times.
- The 124.3-point average implied total on the season for Washington is 11.3 more points than the team’s 113-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Nuggets vs. Wizards
- Game Day: Sunday, January 21, 2024
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: MNMT and ALT
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Arena: Capital One Arena
- TV Channel: Altitude Sports
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