Nuggets vs Wizards Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble in the Capital One Arena as the Denver Nuggets gallop into town to face off against the Washington Wizards in what promises to be a spellbinding showdown! As we dive into the 2024 NBA Playoffs, tonight’s game is a breath of fresh air after a series of first-round blowouts. The Nuggets, looking to climb the Western Conference ladder, are all set to bring their A-game against the Wizards, who are desperately seeking to conjure up some magic and turn their luck around in the Eastern Conference. With the stakes sky-high and the scoreboard ready to light up, tonight’s tipoff at 8:00 PM EST is where all eyes will be glued. Will the Nuggets strike gold, or will the Wizards pull a victory out of their hats? Let’s find out as these two teams go wand-to-hoop in a clash that’s sure to enchant!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 07, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Capital One Arena, Washington

Vegas Odds

	DEN ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-900	+575	230.5	-13.0/13.0
Recent	-1100	+650	232.0	-14.0/14.0
Difference	-200	+75	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

26W-21L

91.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

0W-10L

HOME

8W-40L

8.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
02/22/24	Washington Wizards WAS	25	24	34	27	110	Over
02/22/24	Denver Nuggets DEN	38	34	29	29	130	Over
01/21/24	Denver Nuggets DEN	33	29	27	24	113	Under
01/21/24	Washington Wizards WAS	24	28	26	26	104	Under
03/22/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	31	24	39	24	118	Under
03/22/23	Washington Wizards WAS	29	28	16	31	104	Under
12/14/22	Washington Wizards WAS	31	36	28	33	128	Over
12/14/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	38	34	30	39	141	Over
03/16/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	34	39	31	23	127	Over
03/16/22	Washington Wizards WAS	28	24	29	28	109	Over
12/13/21	Washington Wizards WAS	22	19	29	37	107	Under
12/13/21	Denver Nuggets DEN	29	30	32	22	113	Under

Nuggets Vs Over/Under

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Nuggets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/05	vs CLE	114-126L	49	25	15	96
12/03	@ GSW	119-115W	38	32	15	79
12/01	vs LAC	122-126L	39	37	14	88
11/25	@ NYK	118-145L	33	23	11	92
11/23	vs LAL	127-102W	48	37	17	82
11/22	@ DAL	120-123L	42	33	13	90
11/19	vs MEM	122-110W	53	29	18	100
11/17	vs MEM	90-105L	39	23	14	84
11/15	vs NOP	94-101L	38	26	7	87
11/10	@ DAL	122-120W	45	35	10	89

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/05	@ DAL	101-137L	39	25	12	99
12/03	vs CLE	87-118L	52	18	20	83
11/30	vs MIL	114-124L	41	24	12	87
11/26	@ CHI	108-127L	43	27	12	91
11/24	vs IND	103-115L	41	24	16	79
11/22	@ BOS	96-108L	48	19	19	90
11/18	vs NYK	106-134L	41	23	10	91
11/17	@ DET	104-124L	39	21	17	83
11/15	vs ATL	117-129L	52	28	15	106
11/13	vs SAS	130-139L	41	27	18	95

Starting Lineups

Denver Nuggets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Christian Braun SG	25.0	22.5	20.6	57%	27.9
Aaron Gordon PF	29.0	34.0	32.4	100%	32.1
Nikola Jokic C	63.0	63.9	63.9	100%	64.2
Jamal Murray PG	36.0	33.4	36.1	100%	36.4
Michael Porter Jr. SF	34.0	37.7	32.2	100%	32.6

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Carlton Carrington SG	26.0	19.2	22.1	59%	25.4
Bilal Coulibaly SF	28.0	23.5	23.4	93%	24.1
Jordan Poole PG	38.0	31.8	36.4	100%	35.6
Alexandre Sarr PF	29.0	30.6	25.4	100%	25.8
Jonas Valanciunas C	31.0	21.3	25.1	57%	26.6

Nuggets Notable Injuries

Dario Saric (C): Avg: 7.2pts, 4.3reb, 2.1ast, 16.6 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 1.7
DeAndre Jordan (C): Avg: 3.7pts, 4.0reb, 0.7ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 1.1
Trey Alexander (PG/SG): Avg: 0.8pts, 0.2reb, 0.3ast, 5.9 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 0.4
PJ Hall (C): Avg: 0.7pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 2.1 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 0.1

Wizards Notable Injuries

Kyle Kuzma (PF): Avg: 21.1pts, 6.4reb, 3.8ast, 31.7 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 4.8
Malcolm Brogdon (PG/SG): Avg: 15.1pts, 3.9reb, 4.7ast, 27.6 minutes. Last game: 12/05/24. Impact: 4.5
Corey Kispert (SG/SF): Avg: 13.1pts, 2.8reb, 1.8ast, 25.8 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 3.3
Kyshawn George (SF/PF): Avg: 7.2pts, 3.8reb, 2.8ast, 25.4 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 2.9
Patrick Baldwin Jr. (PF): Avg: 3.7pts, 2.7reb, 0.7ast, 11.0 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 1.3

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jonas Valanciunas	WAS	Pts	11.5	13.3	+1.8	40%	50%	47%	47%	DEN	+0.8	#19
Bilal Coulibaly	WAS	Pts	10.5	11.8	+1.3	20%	30%	47%	47%	DEN	+2.5	#28
Alexandre Sarr	WAS	Reb	5.5	6.7	+1.2	80%	60%	53%	53%	DEN	+1.0	#25
Christian Braun	DEN	Reb	4.5	5.3	+0.8	40%	50%	53%	53%	WAS	+0.7	#29

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Nuggets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#26	#12	#18	2.4%
PF	#8	#5	#8	#8	-4.3%
PG	#13	#9	#14	#8	-3.7%
SF	#28	#25	#28	#28	11.3%
SG	#9	#11	#28	#14	-1.3%

Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#30	#21	#3	#26	6.3%
PF	#19	#29	#29	#28	9.1%
PG	#27	#23	#27	#30	12.2%
SF	#16	#13	#16	#16	0.5%
SG	#27	#29	#19	#27	8.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

115.2

109.1

Rebounds per Game

44.4

42.0

Assists per Game

30.0

25.3

Steals per Game

7.9

7.6

Blocks per Game

5.0

4.7

Shots per Game

88.8

89.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.0

53.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

39.2

33.5

Turnovers per Game

12.5

14.8

Fouls per Game

18.1

21.9

Recent Trends

Nikola Jokic (C) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 27.0 pts, 20.0 reb, 11.0 ast against CLE
Peyton Watson (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 33.9% to 21.5, 32.5 min average previous 3 games.