The Atlanta Hawks (18-15) are 4.5-point underdogs as they try to continue a four-game winning streak when they visit the Denver Nuggets (18-13) on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Ball Arena. The game airs at 9:00 PM ET on ALT and FDSSE.

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Nuggets vs. Hawks Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: ALT and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Denver, Colorado
• Venue: Ball Arena

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Nuggets vs. Hawks Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Nuggets 122 – Hawks 115

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Spread & Total Prediction for Nuggets vs. Hawks

• Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 4.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Nuggets (-6.7)
• Pick OU:

  Under (245.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 237.3

• The Hawks’ .455 ATS win percentage (15-18-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Nuggets’ .419 mark (13-18-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• Atlanta covers the spread when it is a 4.5-point underdog or more 60% of the time. That’s more often than Denver covers as a favorite of 4.5 or more (40%).
• Denver and its opponents have gone over the total 67.7% of the time this season (21 out of 31). That’s more often than Atlanta and its opponents have (22 out of 33).
• The Nuggets have a .591 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (13-9) this season while the Hawks have a .579 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (11-8).

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Nuggets Performance Insights

• The Nuggets are surrendering 117.5 points per game this year (24th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really thrived on offense, scoring 120.5 points per contest (third-best).
• Denver is grabbing 45 rebounds per game (eighth-ranked in league). It is allowing 43.1 rebounds per contest (eighth-ranked).
• With 31.3 assists per game, the Nuggets rank best in the league in the category.
• So far this season, Denver is committing 14 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest (19th-ranked).
• The Nuggets haven’t been making many threes this season, ranking fourth-worst in the NBA (11.7 threes per game). But they rank fourth-best in the league with a 38.1% shooting percentage when they do fire from three-point land.

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Hawks Performance Insights

• The Hawks are the fifth-best squad in the NBA in points scored (117.8 per game) but fifth-worst in points allowed (118.8).
• On the boards, Atlanta is fourth-best in the league in rebounds (45.8 per game). It is 16th in rebounds conceded (44.2 per game).
• At 29.8 assists per game, the Hawks are third-best in the NBA.
• In 2024-25, Atlanta is 25th in the league in turnovers committed (15.6 per game) and fourth-best in turnovers forced (16.1).
• At 12.9 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 35.5% from downtown, the Hawks are 18th and 18th in the NBA, respectively, in those categories.

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