The Denver Nuggets (16-6) will look to continue a nine-game road winning run when taking on the Charlotte Hornets (7-16) on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at Spectrum Center, airing at 6 p.m. ET on FDSSE and ALT.
The Nuggets are a double-digit favorite against the Hornets when the Nuggets and the Hornets meet. The Nuggets are favored by 10.5 points. The point total for the matchup is set at 233.5.
Nuggets vs. Hornets betting odds
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Spread: Denver -10.5Total: 233.5Moneyline: Denver -485, Charlotte +368
Nuggets at Hornets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Hornets (+ 10.5)Pick OU:
Over (233.5)Prediction:
Nuggets 123 – Hornets 114MoneylineThe Nuggets have been favored on the moneyline 20 total times this season. They’ve gone 15-5 in those games.Denver has gone 5-3 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -485 or shorter (winning 62.5%).The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Nuggets an 82.9% chance to win.This season, the Hornets have won six out of the 20 games, or 30%, in which they’ve been the underdog.Charlotte has played as an underdog of +368 or more once this season and lost that game.The Hornets have a 21.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe Nuggets score 125.5 points per game, 7.1 more points than the 118.4 the Hornets allow.Denver is 11-8 against the spread and 14-5 overall when scoring more than 118.4 points.Charlotte has put together a 6-3 ATS record and a 5-4 overall record in games it scores more than 116.8 points.Denver’s record is 10-1 against the spread and 10-1 overall when it gives up fewer than 114.6 points.The Nuggets are the league’s highest-scoring team (125.5 PPG), while the Hornets allow the rank 23rd in points per game (118.4) in NBA play.The 21st-ranked scoring NBA team (114.6 PPG) is Charlotte, while the Denver squad ranks 18th in the league defensively (116.8 PPG).The Nuggets have totaled a total of 191 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 8.7 per game), while the Hornets have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 89 total points, 3.8 per game).Over/UnderDenver has an average implied point total of 122.2 this season, which is 0.2 points higher than its implied total in Sunday’s game (122).So far this season, Denver has totaled more than 122 points in a game 18 times.The 120.3-point average implied total on the season for Charlotte is 8.3 more points than the team’s 112-point implied total in this matchup.How to watch Nuggets vs. HornetsGame day: Sunday, December 7, 2025Game time: 6 p.m. ETLocation: Charlotte, North CarolinaArena: Spectrum CenterTV channel: FanDuel Sports Network SoutheastLive stream: Watch this game on Fubo