Nuggets Host Dangerous Wizards

Wizards Dynamic Duo Could Post Trouble for Nuggets

The Washington Wizards and the Denver Nuggets meet on Monday  at Pepsi Center. Tip-off is set for 9 pm EST.

You have the Nuggets inexperienced backcourt against the Wizards experience. Denver's offense is in the hands of 20-year-old Jamal Murray and 21-year-old Emmanuel Mudiay. It was a risky move to waive veteran point guard Jameer Nelson.  For a Denver team with playoff aspirations, these kids are going to have to grow up quickly

Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -3-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game's total opened at 223. The line now has the Nuggets as 5-point favorites. The total is up to 224.

Nuggets have Saw Improvement with Milsap Signing

The Nuggets were a 96-79 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Sacramento Kings. They covered the -12.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (175) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Murray and Mudiay haven't shot the ball well so far this season. They are doing a decent job of taking care of the ball. Murray is averaging two turnovers per game and Mudiay only one for the Nuggets.

Denver hasn't scored 100 points in a game yet. That doesn't fall solely on the two youngsters. Center Nikola Jokic, a triple-double threat every night, went scoreless against the King. He had just seven points in the opener against Utah.

Free Agent signee Paul Milsap is averaging 18.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in the early season. He is shooting 50% from the floor.

Wall and Beal are one of the top Backcourt Tandems in the NBA

The Wizards were a 115-111 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Detroit Pistons. They failed to cover the -7-point spread as favorites, while the total score (226) made winners of OVER bettors.

John Wall and Bradley Beal are a handful for any team in the NBA. Tonight it could be a much bigger task for Murray and Mudiay to stop. Wall and Beal are averaging 27 and 25 points, respectively, to lead the Wizards.

Kelly Oubre Jr., has moved into the starting lineup because of injuries to Jason Smith and Markieff Morris. Oubre is happy that Washington has picked up his fourth-year option. He has a chance to take control of the forward position until Smith and Morris return.

Morris had offseason Hernia surgery has started working out. Smith missed Friday's win over Detroit with a sprained right shoulder. He should return soon. Possibly as early as the four-game Western Conference trip that starts Monday night.

Washington will test Denver's defense. Their D was strong Saturday night after a rough start in Utah on Wednesday.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Washington	2-0	0-2	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	2-0	2-0	0-0
Denver	1-1	1-1	96.00	92.50	3.5	1-0	0-1	0-2	0-1	0-1

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
WAS	0	0	0
DEN	23.00	18.50	1.24

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
WAS	0	0	0
DEN	12.50	35.50	48

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
WAS	0	0	0
DEN	45.06	43.37	1.69

Team Records

Washington Wizards

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-0	2-0	0-0	0-2	0-2	0-0	117.50	113.00	4.50
Last 10	2-0	2-0	0-0	0-2	0-2	0-0	117.50	113.00	4.50
vs Div	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
vs EAST	2-0	2-0	0-0	0-2	0-2	0-0	117.50	113.00	4.50
vs WEST	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00

Denver Nuggets

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	1-1	1-0	0-1	1-1	1-0	0-1	96.00	92.50	3.50
Last 10	1-1	1-0	0-1	1-1	1-0	0-1	96.00	92.50	3.50
vs Div	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	96.00	106.00	-10.00
vs EAST	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
vs WEST	1-1	1-0	0-1	1-1	1-0	0-1	96.00	92.50	3.50

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	117.50	4	92.50	4
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	0.00	0	79.00	1
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	0.00	0	39.00	5
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	96.00	27	113.00	23
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	96.00	25	0.00	0
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	58.00	1	0.00	0

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Washington	6-4	5-4-1	6-4	107.10	52.40	45.69	40.40	83/239	9.70
Denver	4-6	4-5-1	6-4	103.60	54.90	47.72	44.40	78/213	9.80

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Mar 8, 2017	WAS	123	DEN	113	2	WAS	223.5	O	WAS	WAS	DEN	67	50	56.8	52.9	43	39	11/26	13/28	10	6
Dec 8, 2016	DEN	85	WAS	92	-5.5	WAS	218.5	U	WAS	DEN	DEN	52	47	40.8	44.9	45	35	7/32	6/19	8	11
Mar 12, 2016	WAS	100	DEN	116	-1.5	DEN	212.5	O	DEN	DEN	DEN	50	52	41.9	52.5	37	44	7/20	8/24	13	10
Jan 28, 2016	DEN	117	WAS	113	-7.5	DEN	212	O	DEN	WAS	WAS	64	58	50.6	44.3	39	41	9/18	11/28	9	13
Jan 25, 2015	WAS	117	DEN	115	3.5	DEN	203.5	O	WAS	WAS	DEN	59	59	53.3	40.6	50	45	4/14	12/29	5	7
Dec 5, 2014	DEN	89	WAS	119	-4.5	WAS	208.5	U	WAS	WAS	WAS	46	65	37.8	52.9	36	52	5/22	7/20	8	12
Mar 23, 2014	WAS	102	DEN	105	-1.5	DEN	214.5	U	WAS	WAS	DEN	49	47	48.2	44	46	38	5/15	11/27	8	15
Dec 9, 2013	DEN	75	WAS	74	1	Push	196	U	DEN	DEN	DEN	40	45	41.1	36	48	46	7/21	5/24	10	10
Feb 22, 2013	DEN	113	WAS	119	3	WAS	203.5	O	DEN	WAS	WAS	64	64	48.1	47.7	36	49	4/22	11/24	11	7
Jan 18, 2013	WAS	112	DEN	108	-10.5	WAS	203.5	O	WAS	WAS	WAS	45	50	51.3	48.8	45	34	11/23	7/16	9	13

NBA Betting Trends

Washington Wizards
Washington is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Washington is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Denver
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver
Washington is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver

Denver Nuggets
Denver is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Denver is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Denver is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games at home
Denver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Washington
Denver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Denver is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

Team Last 5 Games

Washington Wizards

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Oct 20, 2017	DET	115-111	W	-7	211.5	L/O	54.79	82.86	6	H
Oct 18, 2017	PHI	120-115	W	-6.5	217.5	L/O	43.30	78.95	6	H
May 15, 2017	BOS	105-115	L	5	211	L/O	45.00	79.31	10	A
May 12, 2017	BOS	92-91	W	-5	214.5	L/U	43.02	61.90	5	H
May 10, 2017	BOS	101-123	L	4	217.5	L/O	38.46	82.76	7	A

Denver Nuggets

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Oct 21, 2017	SAC	96-79	W	-12.5	212.5	W/U	43.53	60.00	10	H
Oct 18, 2017	UTA	96-106	L	2.5	204.5	L/U	46.75	91.67	13	A
Apr 12, 2017	OKC	111-105	W	6	224.5	W/U	45.88	81.25	7	A
Apr 11, 2017	DAL	109-91	W	2.5	213.5	W/U	48.81	64.29	18	A
Apr 9, 2017	OKC	105-106	L	-5	229.5	L/U	47.62	93.33	11	H

Next up:
Washington at Los Angeles Wednesday, October 25
Denver at Charlotte Wednesday, October 25

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