THE Denver Nuggets (48-21) will look to build on their road win over Minnesota when they return home for a meeting with the New York Knicks (41-27) Thursday evening. Denver has won 12 of its last 14 games, including a 115-112 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday. New York is on a four-game winning streak heading into the final game of a four-game road trip. The Knicks sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, while the Nuggets are a half-game behind Thunder at the top of the Western Conference standings.
Tipoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET at Ball Arena in Denver. The Nuggets are favored by 9.5 points in the latest Nuggets vs. Knicks odds, while the over/under is 207.5 points, according to the SportsLine consensus. Before getting into any Knicks vs. Nuggets, you must see the model’s NBA predictions at SportsLine.
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The model has set its sights on New York vs. Denver. You can head to SportsLine for see his choices. Here are several NBA Odds and betting lines for the Knicks vs. Nuggets:
- Spread Nuggets vs. Knicks: Nuggets -9.5
- Nuggets vs. Knicks plus/minus: 207.5 points
- Money line Nuggets vs. Knicks: Nuggets: -438, Knicks: +338
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Why the Nuggets can cover
Denver has only lost two games since returning from the All-Star Break, and only one of those losses came at home. The Nuggets have won six of their last seven games, including a 115-112 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday. Star Center Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 16 rebounds and two assists on 14 of 22 shooting, while the power forward Aaron Gordon had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
The Nuggets broke a tie with Minnesota for second place in the Western Conference standings, just a half-game behind first place Oklahoma City. They are 14-1 in their last 15 home games against New York, and they have covered the spread in 12 of their last 18 games between these teams. New York has covered the spread just six times in its last 19 games and lacks its starting frontcourt in OG Anunoby (elbow), Julius Randle (shoulder) and Mitchell Robinson (ankle). Find out which team to choose here.
Why the Knicks can cover
New York enters this game with a lot of confidence, stringing together a four-game winning streak to move into fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks were 3-point underdogs in their 98-91 win over the kings last Saturday, like Jalen Brunson became the fourth Knicks player with consecutive 40-point games. He scored 42 points on 17 of 28 shooting after scoring 45 against Portland last Thursday.
Brunson stayed hot on Monday, leading the Knicks to a 119-112 victory at Golden State by scoring 34 points. New York was a 6-point underdog, but Miles McBride scored a career-high 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting. The Knicks are trying to win the series after crushing Denver in a 122-84 home finale in January. Find out which team to choose here.
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