Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 12/13/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, December 13, 2021

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+3.5)

The Washington Wizards (15-12) are headed to Ball Arena on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Denver Nuggets (13-13). Washington is 3.5-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 215.

The Wizards took the court against the Jazz and ended up losing by a score of 123-98 in their last contest. Washington finished the game having earned a 46.1% FG percentage (41 out of 89) and made 8 out of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Wizards made 8 of 14 tries for a percentage of 57.1%. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 39 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 17 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In regard to defending, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 51.6% from the field on 48 of 93 shooting. Utah totaled 49 dimes and had 28 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Utah grabbed 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Utah ended up shooting 82.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 17 tries. They made 13 out of their 39 attempts from distance. With respect to fouls, the Wizards finished with 15 while the Jazz recorded 8 fouls.

Daniel Gafford is someone who was a factor in this game. He had 14 points on 6 of 6 shooting. He was on the court for 23 mins and also totaled 11 rebounds. Gafford shot 100.0% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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Washington steps onto the hardwood with a record of 15-12 this year. They average 105.7 points per outing (23rd in the NBA) while shooting 46.2% from the field. The Wizards are hitting 32.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (272 of 833) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Washington is collecting 45.0 boards per game and has tallied 635 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 13th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.6 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wizards are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.8 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 17th in basketball in opponents PPG (107.4). The Wizards defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.7% (1,076 of 2,408) and they concede 44.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 15th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 619 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets got the win with a final of 127-112 when they faced the Spurs. The Nuggets snagged 31 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this contest. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Spurs committed 17 fouls in this matchup which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They were able to bury 13 of those for a percentage of 92.9%. When talking about shooting from distance, Denver made 20 out of their 43 tries (46.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nuggets ended up shooting 47 for 93 from the field which had them shooting 50.5%. The Nuggets permitted the Spurs to make 41 out of their 89 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.1% in this contest. They finished shooting 37.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 29 at the free throw line (69.0%). Concerning team rebounding, Denver permitted San Antonio to collect 31 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets in the game. He made 15 of 24 for the contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and accounted for 17 rebounds. Jokic scored 35 points in his 34 mins of playing time and totaled 8 dimes in the matchup.

Denver has a mark of 13-13 on the campaign. As an offense, the Nuggets are shooting 46.4% from the field, which is 8th in basketball. Denver has scored 2,744 pts on the campaign (105.5 per game) and they pull in 42.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.2 times per contest (8th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they hit 76.1% from the charity stripe.

The Denver defense allows 33.8% on shots from distance (296 of 875) and opponents are connecting on 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 24.3 dimes and 44.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks 20th and 12th in the league. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 8th in basketball in PPG given up with 105.5. They have forced 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (26th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver (-3.5)

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