Philadelphia 76ers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Philadelphia 76ers (15-26) are traveling to Ball Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Denver Nuggets (26-16).

The 76ers faced the Bucks and took a loss by a score of 123-109 in their last contest. Philadelphia walked away from the game having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (39 out of 86) and buried 16 of 45 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the 76ers knocked down 15 of 22 tries for a rate of 68.2%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 26 dimes for the contest while creating 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to the defense, Philadelphia allowed 49.4% from the floor on 43 out of 87 shooting. Milwaukee doled out 31 dimes and had 2 steals for the contest. In addition, Milwaukee collected 48 boards (7 offensive, 41 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 76.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of 30 tries. They also knocked down 14 out of their 37 attempts from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the 76ers walked away with 25 while the Bucks finished the game with 16 fouls.

Tyrese Maxey is one guy who played a role for this game. He was able to score 37 points on 14 out of 28 shooting. He played for 41 mins and collected 6 rebounds. Maxey finished 50.0% from the field and also earned 7 dimes.

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Philadelphia comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 15-26 this season. They are averaging 107.5 points per game (27th in basketball) on 44.9% from the floor. The 76ers are shooting 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (507 of 1,486) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Philadelphia is grabbing 39.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 903 dimes on the season, which is 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a team they commit 20.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the 76ers have forced 16.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They give up 36.3% on 3-point attempts and they rank 11th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (111.6). The 76ers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 48.4% (1,670 of 3,447) and they surrender 44.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 16th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,098 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 113-100 when they faced the Magic. When discussing cleaning the glass, Denver permitted Orlando to pull down 39 in total (16 on the offensive side). They went 29.3% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 41 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Nuggets allowed the Magic to convert 38 of their 102 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.3% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets walked away from this one shooting 40 out of 77 from the field which had them shooting 51.9%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Denver converted 7 of their 25 attempts (28.0%). They were able to bury 26 of them for a rate of 83.9%. The Magic committed 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 31 tries. They turned it over 21 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Nuggets were able to collect 44 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 57 for the matchup.

Christian Braun was important for the Nuggets for the contest. Braun had 20 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 dimes for the game. He buried 6 of 10 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accounted for 11 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 26-16 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets are connecting on 50.1% from the field, which is 1st in the NBA. Denver has totaled 5,046 points so far this year (120.1 per game) and they average 45.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 30.9 times per game (1st in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.4 times per contest. The Nuggets have committed 17.9 fouls every game while shooting 76.4% from the free throw line.

The Denver defense allows 34.9% on 3-point attempts (572 of 1,637) and opponents are knocking down 77.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 29.3 assists and 42.9 boards every game, which has them ranked 30th and 8th in the NBA. The Nuggets defensively are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG given up with 115.5. They are able to force 13.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (13th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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