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Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets: Both teams are struggling at the beginning of the season
The Brooklyn Nets are hosting the Denver Nuggets today at Barclays Center.
What is going on with the Nuggets?
The Denver Nuggets are 13th in the Western Conference with a 1-2 record. After losing the first two games with terrible shooting percentages, the Nuggets won 127-125 in overtime against the Toronto Raptors. Denver is 7th in the league in field goal attempts but 27th in field goal percentage. Nikola Jokic averages 32.3 points and 10.3 rebounds so far in the season.
How good are the Nets this year?
The Brooklyn Nets are ninth in the Eastern Confernce with a 1-2 record. They are coming off a 115-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Nets are second in the league in free throw percentage and seventh in made three-pointers per game. Cam Thomas leads the team with 30.7 points per game.
Betting Trends
The Nets are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games overall, 2-9 SU in their last 11 games against teams from the Northwest Division and 1-6 SU in their last 7 games played on Tuesday. They are 7-13 ATS in their last 20 games overall, and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against teams from the Western Conference. Brooklyn has played over the total point line in 6 of their last 8 games against Denver and 7 of their last 9 home games against them. The Nuggets are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games overall, 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against the Nets, 9-0 SU in their last 9 games against teams from the Eastern Conference and 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the Atlantic Division. They are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall, and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against Brooklyn. Denver has played over the total point line in 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Denver Nuggets have had a slow start to the season, and many are blaming their latest addition, Russell Westbrook, for that. It is still too early to judge if they made a mistake with that signing, but it is a fact that their offensive game does not look good. The Nuggets barely defeated the Raptors and are now traveling to Brooklyn to face the Nets, who are also coming off their first win. The Nest are in a rebuilding process and have no pressure, while the Nuggets need to regroup themselves. Given that we go with Denver to win this one.
