NBA Best Bets: Hawks vs. Nuggets Picks for December 8

Published 5:35 am Sunday, December 8, 2024

The Atlanta Hawks (13-11) are favored (-3.5) to extend a six-game win streak when they host the Denver Nuggets (11-10) at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at State Farm Arena. The matchup airs on ALT and FDSSE.

For the best bets you can make on Sunday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.

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Hawks vs. Nuggets Game Info

  • When: Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
  • Where: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
  • TV: ALT and FDSSE
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Hawks vs. Nuggets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Nuggets (+ 3.5)

  • Atlanta is 10-14-0 against the spread this season.
  • Denver has covered the spread seven times in 21 games.
  • The Hawks have two wins ATS (2-7) as a 3.5-point favorite or greater this year.
  • The Nuggets have an ATS record of 4-2 as 3.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Under (240.5)

  • Hawks games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 240.5 points eight times.
  • The Nuggets have combined with their opponents to score more than 240.5 points in eight of 21 games this season.
  • Atlanta has had an average of 233.7 points in its games this season, 6.8 fewer than this matchup’s total.
  • The average over/under for Denver’s contests this season is 227, 13.5 fewer points than this game’s point total.
  • The Nuggets are the NBA’s 23rd-highest scoring team this season compared to the sixth-ranked Hawks.
  • This matchup features the NBA’s seventh-ranked (Nuggets) and 29th-ranked (Hawks) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (+145)

  • This season, the Hawks have been favored 12 times and won six, or 50%, of those games.
  • The Nuggets have been underdogs in six games this season and have come away with the win three times (50%) in those contests.
  • This season, Atlanta has won five of its eight games when favored by at least -175 on the moneyline.
  • This season, Denver has come away with a win two times in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +145 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Hawks, based on the moneyline, is 63.6%.

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