Nuggets vs. Suns betting: NBA preview for December 25

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The Phoenix Suns (14-14) are underdogs (+2) as they try to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Denver Nuggets (16-11) at 10:30 PM ET on Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at Footprint Center. The matchup airs on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 232.5 points.

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Nuggets Cover -2 vs Suns -115

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Nuggets vs. Suns betting lines

  • Nuggets odds to win: -139
  • Suns odds to win: +117
  • Spread: Nuggets (-2)
  • Total: 232.5
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Nuggets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Denver has a 6-9 record against the spread on the road and are 8-7 in road contests.
  • This year, Denver has a 1-7 record ATS on the road when playing as 2-point favorites or more.
  • The Nuggets have hit the over on a set point total in a road game 11 times this season.
  • Recent performance seems to go against Denver to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 228.7 points per contest this season.

Nuggets Recent Trends

  • The Nuggets have covered the spread four times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Nuggets’ past 10 contests saw seven hit the over.
  • The Nuggets’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 233.1 points scored. That’s 0.6 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Nuggets’ per-game scoring average across their past 10 games is 3.4 points higher than their season-long average.

Nuggets Betting Records

  • The Nuggets are 11-8 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 57.9% of those games).
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -139 or shorter, Denver has gone 10-7 (58.8% win percentage).
  • The Nuggets have an implied moneyline win probability of 58.2% in this matchup.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.7 (second in NBA) 46.5 (16th) 45.2 (seventh) 43.6 (10th) 31.3 (first) 14.3 (16th)

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Suns Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • At home this year, Suns games have hit the over on the set point total six times.
  • The Suns have covered the spread four times at home and is 9-6 in home contests.
  • This season, the Suns are 2-8 ATS at home as 2-point underdogs or more.
  • The Suns and their opponents have averaged a total of 227 points per home contest this year, 5.5 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Suns Recent Trends

  • The Suns have covered the spread three times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
  • Suns’ past 10 contests saw five hit the over.
  • The past 10 Suns games averaged 4.8 fewer points (227.7) than this matchup’s point total.
  • During their past 10 games, the Suns have scored 0.4 more points per contest compared to their 113.4 PPG season-long scoring average.

Suns Betting Records

  • Phoenix has been underdogs in 12 games this season and won two (16.7%) of those contests.
  • This season, the Suns have won two of their nine games, or 22.2%, when they’re the underdog by at least +117 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Suns based on the moneyline is 46.1%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.2 (ninth in NBA) 47.3 (21st) 42.7 (25th) 43.6 (10th) 27 (11th) 13.4 (ninth)
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