Denver Nuggets vs. Philadelphia 76ers odds, tips and betting trends | 3/17/2026

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Updated March 17, 2026, 7:30 p.m. ET

Mar 9, 2026; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić (15) drives to the basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half at Paycom Center.

The Philadelphia 76ers (37-31) aim to end a four-game road losing skid at the Denver Nuggets (41-27) on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET.

The Nuggets are a massive favorite against the 76ers when the Nuggets and the 76ers meet. The Nuggets are favored by 15.5 points. The matchup features a point total of 236.5.

Nuggets vs. 76ers betting odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Spread: Denver -15.5Total: 236.5Moneyline: Denver -1205, Philadelphia +752Watch this game on Fubo!76ers at Nuggets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: 76ers (+ 15.5)Pick OU: Under (236.5)Prediction: Nuggets 121 – 76ers 114MoneylineThe Nuggets have been favored on the moneyline 46 total times this season. They’ve finished 31-15 in those games.Denver has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -1205 or shorter.The Nuggets have a 92.3% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.This season, the 76ers have won 10 out of the 30 games, or 33.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.Philadelphia has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +752.The 76ers have a 11.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe Nuggets average just 4.7 more points per game (120.7) than the 76ers give up (116).Denver is 29-18 against the spread and 32-15 overall when scoring more than 116 points.When it scores more than 116.7 points, Philadelphia is 21-6 against the spread and 21-6 overall.Denver’s record is 27-9 against the spread and 28-8 overall when it gives up fewer than 115.6 points.The Nuggets are the NBA’s highest-scoring team (120.7 PPG), while the 76ers rank 17th in points per game allowed (116) in the league.Philadelphia’s squad is currently the 13th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (115.6 PPG), while Denver’s team is 21st in points allowed per game (116.7).The Nuggets have put up a total of 274 more points than their opponents this year (an average of four per game), while the 76ers have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 30 total points, 0.4 per game).Over/UnderDenver has an average implied point total of 120.2 this season, which is 5.8 points lower than its implied total in Tuesday’s game (126).This season, Denver has scored more than 126 points in a game 25 times.The average implied point total on the year for Philadelphia (117.7) is 6.7 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (111).How to watch Nuggets vs. 76ersWatch this game on Fubo!

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