The Denver Nuggets (26-16) will look to Nikola Jokic (third in the league scoring 30.1 points per game) when they attempt to hold off Tyrese Maxey (seventh in the NBA with 26.4 PPG) and the Philadelphia 76ers (15-26) on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Ball Arena. The Nuggets are 12.5-point home favorites in the matchup, which begins at 10:00 PM ET on TNT, truTV, and MAX. The matchup has an over/under of 231.5.
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Nuggets and 76ers Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
The Nuggets have a 1-1 record against the spread in games they were favored by 12.5 points or more this season.
The 76ers are 0-2 against the spread when an underdog by 12.5 points or more this season.
The Nuggets and the 76ers combine to average 3.9 fewer points per game than the over/under of 231.5 set for this game.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 4.4 fewer points per game (227.1) than this matchup’s total of 231.5 points.
The average total the Nuggets have had set in games this year is 1.6 more points than this outing’s point total.
The average total for Philadelphia’s games this season is 12.9 fewer points than the point total of 231.5 in this outing.
Denver has a 21-20-1 record against the spread this season.
So far this season, the 76ers have compiled a 14-27-0 record against the spread.
Nuggets Stats & Insights
The Nuggets average 120.1 points per game (third in the league) while giving up 115.5 per contest (23rd in the NBA). They have a +193 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 4.6 points per game.
The Nuggets are sixth in the league at 45.6 rebounds per game. That’s 2.7 more than the 42.9 their opponents average.
Denver makes 11.8 three-pointers per game (28th in the league), 1.8 fewer than its opponents (13.6).
The Nuggets rank fourth in the NBA with 115.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 14th in the league defensively with 110.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.
The Nuggets have been slightly worse offensively at home, where they score 119.9 points per game, compared to road games, where they put up 120.4 per game. Defensively, they are slightly worse in home games, where they allow 116.3 points per game, versus road games, where they allow their opponents to score 114.9 per game.
76ers Stats & Insights
The 76ers have a -169 scoring differential, falling short by 4.1 points per game. They’re putting up 107.5 points per game, 27th in the league, and are allowing 111.6 per contest to rank 11th in the NBA.
Philadelphia comes up short in the rebound battle by an average of 4.7 boards. It records 39.3 rebounds per game (30th in league) compared to its opponents’ 44.
The 76ers make 12.4 three-pointers per game (22nd in the league) at a 34.1% rate (26th in NBA), compared to the 13.3 their opponents make, shooting 36.3% from beyond the arc.
The 76ers’ 107.7 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 24th in the NBA, and the 111.4 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 19th in the league.
At home Philadelphia is putting up 106.5 points per game, 1.8 fewer points than it is averaging away (108.3).
Nuggets Key Players to Watch
Jokic accumulates 30.1 points and 13.2 rebounds and 9.9 assists per game.
Michael Porter Jr. makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Nuggets, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.6 per contest.
Jokic averages 1.8 takeaways per game, while Peyton Watson compiles 1.2 rejections per contest.
76ers Key Players to Watch
Maxey’s showing this season has resulted in strong scoring and assists numbers, with 26.4 points per game and 5.8 assists per game to go with 3.5 rebounds per contest.
This season, Kelly Oubre Jr. has a statline of 13.6 points, 1.6 assists and 5.9 rebounds per game.
Maxey averages 3.2 made threes per game.
Maxey’s two steals and Oubre’s 0.5 blocks per game are vital to the 76ers’ defensive performance.
Nuggets vs. 76ers Prediction
Under (231.5)
Nuggets 120 – 76ers 108