The Denver Nuggets (20-15) will be on the road Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers (16-18) while looking for a fourth straight win. Tip-off from Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be at 8 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Nuggets-Pacers odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.
Nuggets at Pacers: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at noon ET.
- Money line: Nuggets -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Pacers +155 (bet $100 to win $155)
- Against the spread/ATS: Nuggets -4.5 (-110) | Pacers +4.5 (-xxx)
- Over/Under: 225.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Nuggets at Pacers: Key injuries
Nuggets
- SG Gary Harris (thigh) out
- PF Paul Millsap (knee) out
- PG Markus Howard (health and safety protocols) out
- PF JaMychal Green (shoulder) out
Pacers
- SG Caris LeVert (medical condition) out
- SF T.J. Warren (foot) out
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Nuggets at Pacers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Nuggets 118, Pacers 110
Money line (ML)
The Nuggets are banged-up right now but they have PG Jamal Murray and C Nikola Jokic, which is most important. Because they’re healthy, the Nuggets have a good chance to win this game, even on the road.
Denver has won three straight and four of its last five, improving its record to 20-15. I like the NUGGETS (-190) to win outright on the road against an Indiana team that is 1-4 in its last five.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Nuggets are favored on the road in this one, giving 4.5 points to the Pacers. They’ve been favored in seven of their last eight games and have gone 4-4 ATS in that stretch.
The Pacers are 0-5 ATS in their last five games and are 14-20 ATS all season. Take the NUGGETS -4.5 (-110) to win this one, winning with Jokic’s presence in the paint against the outstanding Myles Turner.
Over/Under (O/U)
In the Pacers’ last eight games, the total has gone Over seven times. In each of their last five home games against Denver, the Over has hit.
So long as Turner doesn’t shut down Jokic inside and keep him in check, I think the OVER 225.5 (-110) is a good bet.
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