Denver Nuggets vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Washington Wizards

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Denver Nuggets (11-8) are en route to Capital One Arena on Saturday where they will meet the Washington Wizards (2-17).

The Nuggets stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and went home with a win by a final score of 119-115 in their last contest. Denver walked away from the game with a 50.6% field goal percentage (40 of 79) and knocked down 11 of their 24 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets converted 28 of 35 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they compiled 38 with 4 of them being offensive. They also distributed 32 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to the defense, Denver allowed the other team to go 46.3% from the field on 44 out of 95 shooting. Golden State distributed 36 dimes and had 12 steals for this contest. In addition, Golden State snagged 48 boards (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Golden State finished the game shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by making 15 of their 21 attempts. They converted 12 of their 38 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up with 15 while the Warriors totaled 25 personal fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. Jokic ended up going 58.3% from the floor and totaled 6 dimes. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and totaled 10 boards. He ended up scoring 38 points on 14 of 24 shooting.

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Denver will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 11-8 for the year. They have an average of 118.1 pts per contest (5th in basketball) while hitting 48.6% from the field. The Nuggets are connecting on 39.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (234 of 596) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Denver is snagging 44.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 577 dimes so far this season, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.4 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Nuggets have forced 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 18th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 568 relinquished on the campaign. The Nuggets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.9% (826 of 1,762) and they surrender 44.2 boards per contest as a squad. They are conceding 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 24th in the league in PPG from their opponents (116.3).

In their last game, the Wizards went home defeated by a final of 118-87 against the Cavaliers. The Wizards pulled down 39 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 52 for the game. They turned it over 21 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Cavaliers were called for 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 76.0%. In the matter of shots from distance, Washington made 4 of 26 tries (15.4%). When all was said and done, the Wizards shot 32 for 83 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6%. The Wizards allowed the Cavaliers to convert 43 of their 89 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.3% for this game. They went 34.8% from 3-point land by going 16 of 46 and finished the game at 16 out of 25 from the free throw line (64.0%). In the matter of team rebounding, Washington allowed Cleveland to grab 45 in total (7 offensive).

Carlton Carrington was important for the Wizards in the matchup. He buried 5 out of 12 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 7 rebounds. Carrington scored 13 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists for this game.

Washington has a record of 2-17 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Wizards are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 25th in the league. Washington has 2,033 points so far this year (107.0 per contest) and they pull down 42.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.2 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.1 times per contest. The Wizards have committed 21.9 fouls per contest while shooting 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Wizards are ranked 29th in the league in points given up per game with 122.8. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (25th in the league). The Washington defense gives up 37.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (273 of 737) and their opponents are converting on 78.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 27.6 assists and 47.6 boards per contest, which has them ranked 24th and 29th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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