Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 12/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (16-9) are welcoming the Brooklyn Nets (12-10) at Ball Arena on Thursday.

The Nets faced off with the Kings and took a loss by a score of 131-118 in their last contest. Brooklyn wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (42 out of 88) and buried 14 of their 29 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Nets made 20 of 21 attempts for a rate of 95.2%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 41 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 24 assists in the matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When talking about defending, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 51.1% from the field on 48 out of 94 shooting. Sacramento earned 38 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Sacramento collected 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by burying 10 of their 14 attempts. They made 25 of their 45 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to personal fouls, the Nets ended up finishing with 13 while the Kings accounted for 24 personal fouls.

Mikal Bridges is one player who played a role in this matchup. Bridges ended up shooting 46.2% from the floor and earned 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He finished with 22 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Brooklyn comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-10 on the year. They currently have an average of 117.0 points per contest (8th in the league) while connecting on 47.3% from the field. The Nets are shooting 39.1% on three-point attempts (325 of 832) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling in 48.0 boards per game and is sitting with 570 assists on the season, which is 21st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nets are able to force 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They surrender 36.3% on 3-point shots and they are 19th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (114.0). The Nets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.3% (915 of 2,022) and they relinquish 43.6 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists with 553 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 114-106 when they played the Bulls. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Denver allowed Chicago to collect 41 overall (11 offensive). They shot 32.5% from three-point range by going 13 of 40 and finished the game at 21 of 23 at the charity stripe (91.3%). The Nuggets permitted the Bulls to convert 36 of 86 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 41.9% for this game. When all was said and done, the Nuggets shot 39 for 83 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Denver made 14 out of 30 attempts (46.7%). They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a clip of 68.8%. The Bulls were called for 22 fouls in the game which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 32 tries. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. The Nuggets earned 31 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 46 for this contest.

Reggie Jackson was important for the Nuggets for this game. He converted 9 out of 16 for the game giving him a rate of 56.3%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Jackson recorded 25 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 6 assists for the matchup.

Denver has a mark of 16-9 so far this year. As an offense, the Nuggets are shooting 48.9% from the field, which is ranked 4th in the league. Denver has earned 2,856 points this season (114.2 per contest) and they average 44.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 29.6 times per game (2nd in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 12.6 times per game. The Nuggets commit 19.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.3% from the free throw line.

The Denver defense allows 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (284 of 784) and their opponents are converting on 80.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 24.8 dimes and 42.6 boards per contest, which ranks 8th and 9th in basketball. The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 8th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 110.9. They are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (12th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Denver and under the total points

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