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Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors: The top game of Friday night

The Toronto Raptors are hosting the Denver Nuggets today at Scotiabank Arena.

The Nuggets are already under pressure

The Denver Nuggets are still looking for their first win of the season aftrt losing the first two home games against the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Nuggets are at the bottom of the league shooting 37.8% from the field and scoring 95.5 points per game. Nikola Jokic averaged 28.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 8.5 assists in the first two games of the season.

Are the Raptors a palayoff contender?

The Toronto Raptors are 1-2 after the first three games of the season. They are coming off a 112-101 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Raptors are seventh in the league in free throw percentage and the team that takea the least three-point attempts per game. Scottie Barnes leads the team with 18.7 points per game.

Betting Trends

The Nuggets are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games overall, 5-2 SU in their last 7 games against the Raptors and 8-0 SU in their last 8 games against teams from the Eastern Conference. They are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against the Raptors. Denver has played under the total point line in 4 of their last t games overall and in the last 6 games played in October. The Raptors are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games overall, 0-10 SU in their last 10 games against teams from the Northwest Division and 0-12 SU in their last 12 games against teams from the Western Conference. Toronto has played over the total point line in their last 7 home games and in 8 of their last 10 against Denver.

Prediction and Conclusion

After an early playoff exit last year, the 2023 NBA champions Denver Nuggets arw of too a tough start. They are just bad offensively and Mike Malone has to do something to wake up his team. The Raptors are not a team that anyone but their coach Darko Rajakocic has high expextations of. The Nuggets have been pretty dominant in recent head to heads so we go with Denver taking this win gome.