The Utah Jazz (10-17) visit the Denver Nuggets (20-7) Monday. Tip-off from Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Jazz vs. Nuggets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
2024-25 season series: Nuggets swept 4-0
The Jazz have lost 2 games in a row and 4 of their last 6. They lost 128-127 in OT to the Orlando Magic at home Saturday, covering as 10.5-point underdogs with the Over (243.5) cashing. The Magic made a layup with under a second remaining in OT for the win. F Lauri Markkanen has missed the last 2 games.
The Nuggets had their 6-game winning streak snapped Saturday in a 115-101 home loss to the Houston Rockets. They failed to cover as 3-point underdogs and the Under (235) cashed.
Jazz at Nuggets odds
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Moneyline (ML): Jazz +600 (bet $100 to win $600) | Nuggets -900 (bet $900 to win $100)Against the spread (ATS): Jazz +13.5 (-110) | Nuggets -13.5 (-110)Over/Under (O/U): 248.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)Jazz at Nuggets key injuries
Jazz
C Walker Kessler (shoulder) outF Kevin Love (rest) outF Lauri Markkanen (groin) questionableF Georges Niang (foot) out
Nuggets
G Christian Braun (ankle) outF Aaron Gordon (hamstring) outF Peyton Watson (side) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Jazz at Nuggets picks and predictionsPrediction
Nuggets 134, Jazz 117
The Jazz have struggled on the road, posting a 3-8 away record, although the Nuggets, at 8-5 in Ball Arena, have not been unbeatable at home.
The Jazz are allowing an average of 134.5 points in their last 6 games, while the Nuggets, before being held to just 101 on Saturday, averaged 129.0 points per game in their previous 9 games.
The Nuggets have not lost consecutive games this season, and don’t expect that to start tonight. The spread, however, is a much better bet on either side than the Nuggets’ moneyline.
PASS.
The Nuggets are 3-6 ATS when favored by double digits and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 such contests. They have won by at least 15 points in the games following their last 2 losses.
The Jazz are 3-9 ATS as double-digit underdogs.
BET NUGGETS -13.5 (-110).
Four straight games, and 5 of their last 6, for the Jazz have reached at least 250 total points.
Five of the Nuggets’ last 10 games have also reached 250.
BET OVER 248.5 (-110).
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