Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/13/2021

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Monday, December 13, 2021

Venue:  Ball Arena, Denver, CO

Where to Watch: ALT

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Wizards +4, Nuggets -4; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Wizards NL, Nuggets NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Wizards +3.5, Nuggets -3.5; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Washington Wizards:  15-12 (2nd place, Southeast Division)

Denver Nuggets:  13-13 (2nd place, Northwest Division)

 

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Washington Wizards:  4-6 last 10

Denver Nuggets:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Wizards are coming into this game with a 15-12 record overall and they are 7-8 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Detroit Pistons while their 4 losses in that span came against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Toronto Raptors, the Indiana Pacers, and the Utah Jazz in their last game. Bradley Beal led the team in points in that game with 21 while Daniel Gafford was next on the team with 14 points. Beal also led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Gafford led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 46.1% from the field, 32% from 3-point range, and 57.1% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 105.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 107.4 PPG against them. The Wizards have an ATS record of 12-14-1 this season and their O/U record is 12-14-1.

 

 

The Nuggets are coming into this game with a 13-13 record overall and they are 7-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the San Antonio Spurs while their 2 wins in that span came against the New Orleans Pelicans and the Spurs in their last game. Nikola Jokic went off in that game as he led the team in points with 35 while Markus Howard was next on the team off the bench with 21 points. Jokic also led the team in assists in that game with 8 and he led the team in rebounds with 17. They were 50.5% from the field, 46.5% from 3-point range, and 92.9% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 105.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 105.5 PPG against them. The Nuggets have an ATS record of 11-15 this season and their O/U record is 14-12.

 

 

The Nuggets are coming into this game as a 4 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Wizards have fallen off since making it to the top of the Eastern Conference just a few weeks ago. They are starting to regress back to the team they should be and they have been overachieving a little to start the season this year. The Nuggets are starting to play better now and they will be at home here where they tend to play much better and other teams do not really play as well. The best bet to place in this game is on the Nuggets to cover the spread here.

 

Wizards Nuggets Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Monday, December 13, 2021 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Nuggets 124 Wizards 117.

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Washington Wizards: 39-25 ATS after a non-conference game. 14-5 ATS after failing to cover 4 of their last 5 against the spread. 15-8 ATS after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread. 22-15 ATS off a home loss. 19-7 ATS after scoring 100 points or less. 25-13 ATS after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games.

Denver Nuggets: 8-15 ATS in December games. 23-35 ATS in the first half of the season. 1-6 ATS after having won 2 of their last 3 games. 5-14 ATS off a road win by 10 points or more. 16-31 ATS off a road win. 23-33 ATS after a win by 10 points or more. 

 

 

Washington Wizards:  T. Bryant (C) Late Dec - Knee injury. R. Hachimura (PF) Late Dec - Personal. K. Kuzma (PF) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Denver Nuggets:  W. Barton (SG) Ques Mon - Illness. J. Green (PF) Ques Mon - Ankle injury. M. Porter Jr. (PF) Out indefinitely - Back injury. A. Rivers (PG) Out indefinitely - Illness. P. Dozier (SG) out for season - Knee injury. J. Murray (SG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

 

 

 

"It just kind of fell apart from there. It was something that we could've easily fixed, but at the time there was a lot of frustration out there. Guys weren't hitting shots. It happens." - Daniel Gafford on their loss to the Jazz on Saturday night.

 

 

"Like (San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich) said to me after the game, ‘Hey, that's the way to respond. You got your group to respond from a tough loss and the guys deserve credit for doing so." - Michael Malone on his team’s win against the Spurs on Saturday night.

 

 

 

PG    Spencer Dinwiddie

SG    Bradley Beal

SF    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

PF    Davis Bertans

C    Daniel Gafford

 

PG    Monte Morris

SG    Bones Hyland

SF     Aaron Gordon

PF    Jeff Green

C     Nikola Jokic

 

 

PPG: B. Beal (22.5)

APG: B. Beal (5.7)

RPG: K. Kuzma (8.3)

 

PPG: N. Jokic (26.5)

APG: N. Jokic (7.2)

Reb/G: N. Jokic (13.5)

 

Coaches:

Washington Wizards: Wes Unseld (1st season)

Denver Nuggets: Michael Malone (7th season)