Hawks vs. Nuggets Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 8

Published 7:17 am Sunday, December 8, 2024

The Atlanta Hawks (13-11) are 3.5-point favorites as they try to build on a three-game home win streak when they host the Denver Nuggets (11-10) on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at State Farm Arena. The contest airs at 6:00 PM ET on ALT and FDSSE.

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Hawks vs. Nuggets Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
  • Time: 6:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: ALT and FDSSE
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Atlanta, Georgia
  • Venue: State Farm Arena

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Hawks vs. Nuggets Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Nuggets 118 – Hawks 117

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Spread & Total Prediction for Hawks vs. Nuggets

  • Pick ATS: Nuggets (+ 3.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Nuggets (-0.9)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (241.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 235.5
  • The Hawks (10-14-0 ATS) have covered the spread 41.7% of the time, 8.4% more often than the Nuggets (7-14-0) this year.
  • When the spread is set as 3.5 or more this season, Atlanta (2-7) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (22.2%) than Denver (4-2) does as the underdog (66.7%).
  • Atlanta and its opponents have combined to exceed the point total in 66.7% of its games this season (16 of 24), the same percentage as Denver and its opponents (14 of 21).
  • As a moneyline underdog this year, the Nuggets are 3-3, while the Hawks are 6-6 as moneyline favorites.

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Hawks Performance Insights

  • The Hawks’ offense, which ranks eighth in the league with 117.3 points per game, has played better than their third-worst defense (119.0 points allowed per game).
  • Atlanta is top-five this year in rebounding, ranking fifth-best in the league with 46.0 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranks 19th with 44.4 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • The Hawks have been piling up assists in 2024-25, ranking second-best in the NBA with 30.2 dimes per contest.
  • Atlanta is averaging 15.6 turnovers per game this year (25th-ranked in NBA), and it has forced 15.9 turnovers per contest (fourth-best).
  • The Hawks are sinking 12.5 treys per game (19th-ranked in league). They own a 34.6% shooting percentage (21st-ranked) from downtown.

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Nuggets Performance Insights

  • On offense the Nuggets are the seventh-ranked squad in the NBA (117.6 points per game). Defensively they are 24th (117.0 points allowed per game).
  • Denver is 11th in the NBA in rebounds per game (44.6) and 19th in rebounds allowed (44.4).
  • This season the Nuggets are best in the league in assists at 30.3 per game.
  • Denver commits 13.7 turnovers per game and force 14.3 per game, ranking 13th and 14th, respectively, in the NBA.
  • At 11.7 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 38.0% from beyond the arc, the Nuggets are 24th and seventh in the NBA, respectively, in those categories.

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