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The Atlanta Hawks (18-15) match up against the Denver Nuggets (18-13) on New Year’s Day. Tip-off Wednesday from Ball Arena is set for 9 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Hawks vs. Nuggets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Denver leads 1-0 with a 141-111 road win on Dec. 8
Atlanta destroyed the Toronto Raptors 136-107 Sunday while covering as a 1-point underdog. G Trae Young dropped 34 points and 10 assists while being helped out with 22 bench points by F De’Andre Hunter. The Hawks have won 4 straight games.
Denver beat the Utah Jazz 132-121 Monday while covering as a 7.5-point favorite. C Nikola Jokic dropped a phenomenal 36-point, 22-rebound, 11-assist triple-double while G Russell Westbrook put up a 16-10-10 triple-double. The Nuggets have won back-to-back games and dropped at least 130 points in both games.
Hawks at Nuggets odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NBA odds. Lines last updated at 10:17 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Hawks +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Nuggets -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Hawks +5.5 (-110) | Nuggets -5.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 246.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Hawks at Nuggets key injuries
Hawks
- G Bogdon Bogdanovich (leg) doubtful
- G Kobe Bufkin (shoulder) out
- G Dyson Daniels (illness) probable
- F Larry Nance Jr. (hand) out
- G Trae Young (achilles) probable
Nuggets
- F Aaron Gordon (calf) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Hawks at Nuggets picks and predictions
Prediction
Nuggets 128, Hawks 122
Moneyline
PASS.
The Nuggets are the better team and are a dominant 8-2 in their last 10 games against the Hawks, so they will cover here as -250 favorites. However, the Nuggets are not worth the risk of betting on as such heavy favorites, so pass here and bet on the spread and/or total instead.
Against the spread
LEAN NUGGETS -5.5 (-110).
Denver has covered the spread in back-to-back games and is 6-4 in its last 10 games. The Nuggets have also covered in their last 4 matchups against the Hawks and are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 meetings.
This is a lean because Denver is just 13-17-1 ATS this season and because the Hawks have covered the spread in 4 straight games.
Over/Under
BET OVER 246.5 (-110).
The Over has hit in Denver’s last 3 games and is 7-3 in its last 10 outings. For Atlanta, the Over is 2-0-1 in its last 3 games and 6-3-1 in its last 10. The Over has also been safer for both teams this season, being 20-10-1 for the Nuggets and 21-11-1 for the Hawks.
In all of the last 4 meetings between these squads, the Over has hit, and the Over is 8-2 in the last 10 matchups.
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