Denver vs Brooklyn Prediction: the Nuggets Should Win Confidently

Denver might have lost to Boston without Jokic, but they had no problem dealing with the Los Angeles Clippers. There's a chance Nicola will play against Brooklyn, but can the Nuggets do their best without him? The answer to all this is in our prediction. Let's take a look at the bookmakers' odds, and pick a few betting options.

Denver

Nikola Jokic missed previous two games due to illness. First, the Nuggets lost at home to Boston (106-118) without much chance of success. Then, in a back-to-back format, Denver managed to improve, and Michael Malone's team also beat the Los Angeles Clippers 126-103 at home. Jamal Murray earned 21 points, while Michael Porter and Russell Westbrook finished the game with 19 points each. Against the Clippers, Denver played great defence, which is rare for this season, as the team from Colorado is only 24th in average field goal percentage. At the same time, the Nuggets sit firmly in the playoff spot in the Western Conference standings - fourth place with a 21-15 record.

Brooklyn

By the end of the first half of the regular season, the Nets had totally given up and approached this match with three defeats in a row. Jordy Fernandez's team played those games at home and failed to reach the 100-point mark every time. Brooklyn lost to Philadelphia (94-123), Indiana (99-113), and Detroit (98-113). The New Yorkers now have a 13-24 record and are already in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings. Brooklyn is 4.0 wins behind the play-in spot and, apparently, has no plans to contend for the top-10. 

H2H Meetings

The opponents have already met at the beginning of this season. On October 30th, Denver beat Brooklyn in overtime 144-139 (125-125). The visitors have won four out of the last five H2H meetings.

Stats Betting

• The odds for Denver to win their fifth game in a row against Brooklyn are pretty good at 1.12 at 1xbet.
• In eight of the last nine times these two teams have played each other, they've reached 221 points, so we bet on TO (221.5) with odds of 2.055 at 1xbet.
• In 13 out of 16 previous home matches, Denver reached the 117-point mark, so we choose IT1O (116.5) at odds of 1.87 at 1xbet.
• In 9 of the last 12 games, Brooklyn' didn't score more than 101 points, so we bet on IT2U (102.5) at odds of 1.90m at 1xbet.

Expert Betting Tips

It's not clear if Nikola Jokic will be participating in the game, but even if he's not, Denver will probably still smash it. Firstly, Brooklyn has stopped fighting for results lately. And Denver's got a bunch of quality players who can still win it without Jokic, who won the title just two years ago. We're betting on Denver to win, even though it might not be their most efficient match. Brooklyn's been struggling on the offensive lately. And we're also backing TU rebounds.