Atlanta Hawks vs Denver Nuggets Prediction: will the Hawks extend that streak?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on December 9. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Atlanta Hawks

The key moment that helped the team gain confidence at this stage of the season was two consecutive victories over the Eastern Conference leader and the best team of the current championship, Cleveland. Atlanta beat the Cavaliers both away and at home - 135:124 and 117:101, respectively. The Hawks went on to win four more times - away against Charlotte (107:104) and Milwaukee (119:104), at home against New Orleans (124:112) and the Los Angeles Lakers (134:132 (119:119) in overtime).

Atlanta is now an ironclad representative of the playoff zone. In the Eastern Conference standings, the Hawks are in fifth place with a 13-11 balance. From the game characteristics we should note the progress of Atlanta in offense - 117.3 points scored on average per game and the eighth place in the corresponding rating. At the same time, on defense, the Hawks are still among the worst - 119.0 passing points per game, and third from the bottom in the defensive rating.

Denver Nuggets

The Nuggets are playing in a more competitive West in the first part of this season. And with a slightly worse win-loss record than Atlanta, 11-10, they sit at only ninth in the conference. And Denver, unlike several seasons to come, doesn't stand out in terms of play. Michael Malone's team is allowing 116.8 points per game - on par with this season's underdogs. And with a defense like that, it can't be fully considered a contender at this point. Neither, by the way, can Atlanta, despite their long winning streak.

Last night's game confirmed the Nuggets' problems. Denver lost on the road to Washington, the worst team in the Eastern Conference, 113:122. Nikola Jokic scored 56 points, had 16 rebounds and 8 assists. For today's Denver, as you can see, even such a strong performance from their leader may not be enough to win.

Expert Betting Tips

Atlanta has a winning streak of six games in a row, while Denver has won only four of the last 11, but they look like the Hawks will break their winning streak in Georgia and the Nuggets will improve. After all, if you take the average points per game average, Michael Malone's team is better than Quin Snyder's charges, both on offense and defense. Judging by all, Atlanta has been over winning lately, while Denver, on the contrary, has underachieved. We bet, accordingly, on the guests of the upcoming game, as well as the total over - offense works better than defense to date for both teams.