Atlanta Hawks versus Denver Nuggets Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 12-5-2012
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The 9-9 Denver Nuggets will be the road club as they battle the 9-5 Atlanta Hawks in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Start time from Atlanta is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the ESPN.
The NBA odds has the home team Atlanta Hawks favored by -1 ½ points with the over under line of 198 points. The NBA odds were opened on this game the Hawks were favored by -1 point with the total lined at 198 ½ points. We have seen a ½ point move on Atlanta and a ½ point move towards the under.
Atlanta and Denver faced off once during the lockout shortened year and the Nuggets posted the 118-117 home overtime win as a -5 point favorite. The game went over 195 ½ points. Trend: Denver Nuggets are 0-3 ATS in their past three games.
Denver has not been a good road team with a record of 4-8 on the highway. The Nuggets have won four straight against the Hawks. Denver returned home briefly on Monday night and defeated the Toronto Raptors 113-110. Prior to that they were on the road for three games and lost all three games to the Lakers, Warriors and Jazz. The Nuggets defense has been dreadful their past four games as the team have given up an average of 111 points a game. Danilo Gallinari leads the team with 15 points per game on the season. This will start a seven game road trip for the team and they will be on the highway for nine of their next ten games.
The Atlanta Hawks are 5-1 on their home court on the season. They had their six game win streak snapped on Friday in a 113-111 home defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a -8 ½ point favorite. The team is good defensively allowing 43% shooting which is fourth best in basketball. Josh Smith leads the team with 16 points per game.
The NBA odds has the home team Atlanta Hawks favored by -1 ½ points with the over under line of 198 points. The NBA odds were opened on this game the Hawks were favored by -1 point with the total lined at 198 ½ points. We have seen a ½ point move on Atlanta and a ½ point move towards the under.
Atlanta and Denver faced off once during the lockout shortened year and the Nuggets posted the 118-117 home overtime win as a -5 point favorite. The game went over 195 ½ points. Trend: Denver Nuggets are 0-3 ATS in their past three games.
Denver has not been a good road team with a record of 4-8 on the highway. The Nuggets have won four straight against the Hawks. Denver returned home briefly on Monday night and defeated the Toronto Raptors 113-110. Prior to that they were on the road for three games and lost all three games to the Lakers, Warriors and Jazz. The Nuggets defense has been dreadful their past four games as the team have given up an average of 111 points a game. Danilo Gallinari leads the team with 15 points per game on the season. This will start a seven game road trip for the team and they will be on the highway for nine of their next ten games.
The Atlanta Hawks are 5-1 on their home court on the season. They had their six game win streak snapped on Friday in a 113-111 home defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a -8 ½ point favorite. The team is good defensively allowing 43% shooting which is fourth best in basketball. Josh Smith leads the team with 16 points per game.