76ers vs. Nuggets Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets
Two of the league’s best scorers match up when Joel Embiid (first, 34.9 PPG) and the Philadelphia 76ers (25-13) host Nikola Jokic (15th, 25.5 PPG) and the Denver Nuggets (28-13) on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET on TNT. The 76ers are 4.5-point favorites. The point total is 227 for the matchup.
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76ers and Nuggets Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
When they have played as at least 4.5-point favorites this season, the 76ers are 15-7 against the spread.
The Nuggets are 1-0 against the spread so far this season when playing as at least 4.5-point underdogs.
The 76ers and the Nuggets combine to average nine more points per game than the over/under of 227 set for this matchup.
Opponents of these two teams have averaged a combined 222.6 points per game, 4.4 fewer than the point total for this matchup.
The 76ers’ average point total in matchups this year is 231.4, 4.4 points higher than the over/under in this game.
The average total for Denver’s games this season is 0.2 more points than the point total of 227 for this outing.
Philadelphia has a 25-13-0 record against the spread this season.
So far this season, the Nuggets have put together an 18-22-1 record against the spread.
76ers Stats & Insights
The 76ers have a +309 scoring differential, topping opponents by 8.2 points per game. They’re putting up 119.8 points per game to rank sixth in the league and are allowing 111.6 per outing to rank eighth in the NBA.
The 76ers rank 14th in the NBA at 43.9 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 44 their opponents average.
Philadelphia connects on 12 three-pointers per game (21st in the league) compared to its opponents’ 11. It shoots 37.1% from deep while its opponents hit 33.7% from long range.
The 76ers score 120.8 points per 100 possessions (fifth in the league), while giving up 112.6 points per 100 possessions (fourth in the NBA).
The 76ers have been slightly better offensively at home, where they score 120.2 points per game, compared to road games, where they record 119.2 per game. Defensively, they are better in home games, where they give up 110 points per game, versus road games, where they allow opponents to score 113.6 per game.
Nuggets Stats & Insights
The Nuggets have a +213 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.2 points per game. They’re putting up 116.2 points per game, 13th in the league, and are allowing 111 per contest to rank fourth in the NBA.
Denver grabs 43.8 rebounds per game (16th in league) while allowing 42.1 per contest to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 1.7 boards per game.
The Nuggets make 11.9 three-pointers per game (22nd in the league), while their opponents have made 11.4 on average.
The Nuggets average 120.1 points per 100 possessions on offense (seventh in league), and give up 114.7 points per 100 possessions (11th in NBA).
Denver averages 120.6 points per game at home, and 111.6 on the road.
76ers Key Players to Watch
The 76ers get 34.9 points, 11.7 rebounds and 5.9 assists from Embiid.
Tyrese Maxey’s averages this season are 26.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game.
The 76ers get 3.2 three-pointers per game out of Maxey.
Maxey averages 1.0 steal per game, while Embiid has 2.0 blocks per contest.
Nuggets Key Players to Watch
Jokic is having a strong season overall, putting up 25.5 points per game, 11.8 rebounds per game, and 9.3 assists per game.
Michael Porter Jr. averages 2.8 made threes per game.
The Nuggets’ defensive efforts get a lift from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (1.5 steals per game) and Jokic (0.9 blocks per game).
Over (227)
76ers 116 – Nuggets 113
