In Game 7 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, the Denver Nuggets will play the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Nuggets play the Clippers in a game expected to be a close one. The Nuggets are favored by only 1.5 points against the Clippers. The matchup features a point total of 206.
Nuggets vs. Clippers betting odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:29 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Spread: Denver -1.5Total: 206Moneyline: Denver -119, Los Angeles -100Clippers at Nuggets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Clippers (+ 1.5)Pick OU:
Over (206)Prediction:
Nuggets 115 – Clippers 114MoneylineThe Nuggets have won 40 of the 62 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (64.5%).Denver has gone 39-22 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -119 or shorter (winning 63.9%).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nuggets’ implied win probability is 54.3%.The Clippers have been underdogs in 34 games this season and won 13 (38.2%) of those contests.Los Angeles has a record of 13-21, a 38.2% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by -100 or more by sportsbooks this season.The implied probability of a win by the Clippers based on the moneyline is 50.0%.Against the spreadThe 120.8 points per game the Nuggets record are 12.6 more points than the Clippers allow (108.2).Denver has a 38-28 record against the spread and a 49-17 record overall when putting up more than 108.2 points.Los Angeles is 26-6 against the spread and 27-5 overall when it scores more than 116.9 points.Denver has an ATS record of 21-8 and a 23-6 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 112.9 points.The Nuggets are the NBA’s third-ranked scoring team (120.8 PPG), while the Clippers rank fourth in points per game allowed (108.2) in the league.Los Angeles’ squad is currently the 20th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (112.9 PPG), while Denver’s team is 24th in points allowed per game (116.9).The Nuggets have totaled a total of 319 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 3.9 per game), and the Clippers have out-scored opponents by 382 points on the season (4.7 more per game).Over/UnderDenver’s average implied point total this year is 15.7 more points than its implied total in Saturday’s game (119.7 implied points on average compared to 104 implied points in this game).This season, Denver has scored more than 104 points 74 times.Los Angeles’ average implied point total on the year (113.9 points) is 11.9 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (102 points).How to watch Nuggets vs. ClippersGame day: Saturday, May 3, 2025Game time: 7:30 p.m. ETTV channel:Location: Denver, ColoradoArena: Ball ArenaLive stream: Watch this game on SlingNBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. Sign up today
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