Hawks vs. Nuggets Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 8

Published 6:17 am Sunday, December 8, 2024

The Atlanta Hawks (13-11) will try to extend a six-game win streak when they host the Denver Nuggets (11-10) on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at State Farm Arena as 3.5-point favorites. The contest airs at 6:00 PM ET on ALT and FDSSE.

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Hawks vs. Nuggets Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
  • Time: 6:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: ALT and FDSSE
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Atlanta, Georgia
  • Venue: State Farm Arena

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Hawks vs. Nuggets Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Nuggets 118 – Hawks 117

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Spread & Total Prediction for Hawks vs. Nuggets

  • Pick ATS: Nuggets (+ 3.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Nuggets (-0.9)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (241.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 235.5
  • The Hawks have a 10-14-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 7-14-0 mark from the Nuggets.
  • Atlanta covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point favorite or more 22.2% of the time. That’s less often than Denver covers as an underdog of 3.5 or more (66.7%).
  • Atlanta and its opponents have combined to eclipse the over/under in 66.7% of its games this season (16 of 24), the same percentage as Denver and its opponents (14 of 21).
  • As a moneyline underdog this season, the Nuggets are 3-3, while the Hawks are 6-6 as moneyline favorites.

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Hawks Performance Insights

  • The Hawks’ offense, which ranks eighth in the league with 117.3 points per game, has fared better than their third-worst defense (119 points allowed per game).
  • Atlanta is top-five this year in rebounding, ranking fifth-best in the league with 46 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranks 19th with 44.4 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • The Hawks have been one of the best teams in the league in terms of assists, as they are averaging 30.2 per game (second-best in NBA).
  • Atlanta is averaging 15.6 turnovers per game this season (25th-ranked in NBA), and it has forced 15.9 turnovers per game (fourth-best).
  • The Hawks are making 12.5 threes per game (19th-ranked in league). They sport a 34.6% shooting percentage (21st-ranked) from three-point land.

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Nuggets Performance Insights

  • Offensively the Nuggets are the seventh-ranked team in the NBA (117.6 points per game). Defensively they are 24th (117 points allowed per game).
  • Denver grabs 44.6 rebounds per game and concede 44.4 boards, ranking 11th and 19th, respectively, in the league.
  • This season the Nuggets are best in the NBA in assists at 30.3 per game.
  • In terms of turnovers, Denver is 13th in the league in committing them (13.7 per game). It is 14th in forcing them (14.3 per game).
  • In 2024-25, the Nuggets are 24th in the NBA in 3-point makes (11.7 per game) and seventh in 3-point percentage (38%).

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