Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, January 10, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (21-15) host the Brooklyn Nets (13-24) at Ball Arena on Friday.

The Nets faced the Pistons and took a loss by a score of 113-98 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Nets walked away with 15 while the Pistons finished the game with 20 fouls. They also converted 15 of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter. Detroit went 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 8 of 12 tries. On top of that, Detroit snagged 42 boards (7 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Detroit dished out 30 assists and had 9 steals in the game. In regard to defending, Brooklyn allowed the other team to go 52.3% from the field on 45 out of 86 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 38 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Nets made 19 of 21 shots for a percentage of 90.5%. Brooklyn ended the contest having earned a 38.4% field goal percentage (33 out of 86) and knocked down 13 of their 39 three-point attempts.

Noah Clowney is someone who was a major contributor in the game. Clowney finished the game at 45.0% from the field and also dished out 3 dimes. He played 37 mins and also totaled 6 boards. He notched 29 points on 9 of 20 shooting.

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Brooklyn will play this game with a record of 13-24 this year. They are averaging 107.2 points per game (27th in the league) while hitting 44.8% from the floor. The Nets are hitting 36.6% on 3-point shots (530 of 1,449) and 80.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brooklyn is snagging 39.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 931 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 15.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 21.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nets are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 fouls. They rank 25th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,002 surrendered for the year. The Nets are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.8% (1,505 of 3,084) and they concede 42.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 17th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.5).

In their last game, the Nuggets took home the win by a final score of 126-103 against the Clippers. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Denver permitted Los Angeles to pull down 40 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 28.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 38 and finished the game at 32 of 40 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Nuggets allowed the Clippers to knock down 30 out of their 80 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5% for this game. When the game finished, the Nuggets ended up shooting 49 for 89 from the floor which had them at 55.1%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Denver buried 17 out of 35 tries (48.6%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 64.7%. The Clippers committed 15 fouls for the game which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Nuggets snagged 38 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 45 in the game.

Jamal Murray was important for the Nuggets for the matchup. Murray tallied 21 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and totaled 9 dimes in this game. He converted 7 of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 21-15 on the year. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 18.1 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 31.4 times per game (1st in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. Denver has totaled 4,338 points so far this season (120.5 per contest) and they snag 45.2 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nuggets are shooting 49.8% from the field, which has them ranked 2nd in basketball.

The Nuggets on defense are ranked 24th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 116.9. They have forced 14.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (18th in the league). The Denver defense gives up 35.3% on three-point shots (499 of 1,414) and their opponents are knocking down 77.2% of their free throw shots. They allow 29.5 assists and 43.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 30th and 12th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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