Nuggets vs. 76ers betting: NBA preview for January 21

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A pair of the league’s best scorers square off when Nikola Jokic (third, 30.1 PPG) and the Denver Nuggets (26-16) host Tyrese Maxey (seventh, 26.4 PPG) and the Philadelphia 76ers (15-26) on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET on TNT, truTV, and MAX. The Nuggets are heavy favorites, by 12.5 points. The matchup has an over/under of 230.5 points.

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Nuggets Cover -12.5 vs 76ers -110

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Nuggets vs. 76ers betting lines

  • Nuggets odds to win: -769
  • 76ers odds to win: +531
  • Spread: Nuggets (-12.5)
  • Total: 230.5

Nuggets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Denver has a 9-11 ATS record in home games so far while going 12-8 overall in those contests.
  • This year, Denver has a 1-0 record ATS at home as 12.5-point favorites or more.
  • At home this season, Nuggets games have gone over the set point total 13 times.
  • Recent performance seems to trend against Denver to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 230.2 points per contest this season.

Nuggets Recent Trends

  • The Nuggets have a 7-3 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
  • The Nuggets’ past 10 outings saw four hit the over.
  • The Nuggets’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 230.3 points scored. That’s 0.2 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over the past 10 games, the Nuggets are scoring 2.9 points less per game compared to their season average.

Nuggets Betting Records

  • The Nuggets have gone 20-11 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 64.5% of those games).
  • Denver has played as a moneyline favorite of -769 or shorter twice this season, and split 1-1.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Nuggets’ implied win probability is 88.5%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.1 (first in NBA) 46.2 (12th) 45.6 (sixth) 42.9 (seventh) 30.9 (first) 13.7 (14th)

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76ers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The 76ers have a 10-12 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 9-13 overall in those contests.
  • The 76ers have hit the over in 13 of their 22 road games this season with a set over/under (59.1%).
  • This season on the road the 76ers and their opponents have averaged a total of 219.7 points per contest, 10.8 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

76ers Recent Trends

  • The 76ers have covered the spread once in their last 10 matchups while putting together a 2-8 record straight-up in those games.
  • 76ers’ last 10 games saw six hit the over.
  • The last 10 76ers games averaged 218.4 total points, 12.1 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
  • In the past 10 games, the 76ers are scoring 108.2 points per game compared to their 107.5 season average.

76ers Betting Records

  • This season, Philadelphia has been the underdog 23 times and won four, or 17.4%, of those games.
  • The 76ers have been at least a +531 moneyline underdog two times this season, but were upset in each of those games.
  • The implied probability of a win by the 76ers based on the moneyline is 15.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (22nd in NBA) 48.4 (29th) 39.3 (30th) 44 (15th) 22 (30th) 13.2 (10th)
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