LiontipsDenver vs Toronto. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Denver played in last match without Will Barton and Jamal Murray. Despite the absence of key players, Mike Malone's team beat New Orleans (114:112). It is a third win a row for Nuggets after victories over Memphis (120:96) and Houston (129:116).
In the standings Denver is still fourth in Western Conference. Mike Malone and his team has 41 wins so far. Nuggets are unlikely to fall from top-6, because they are 7 wins ahead of seventh spot.
Toronto is still in contention for play-off spot, but Canadians have not suceeded so far. They need more wins to get in top-10, but they barely got any recently. During this week Nick Nurse' team lost to New York (103:120) and Brooklyn (103:116). Though in other two games they beat Cleveland (112:96) and, in another game against them, Nets (114:103). These results are not enough to get to the play-offs, so Raptors are now on 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
We should mention that injuries of key players affected Toronto game. But now Raptors' injuried list is almost empty. Maybe now their results will improve.
Trends
СтавкаDenver's total over 113,5
Nuggets are averaging 117 points per game at home
СтавкаPascal Siakam's total under 21,5
Pascal averages 20,9 points per game
СтавкаFred VanVleet's rebounds total under 4,5
VanVleet averages 4,2 rebounds per game
Tip and bets
One month ago Toronto destroyed Denver at home (135:111). Of course, it would be tougher for them on away, but play-off ambitions should make Raptors to play agressively. Nuggets are not that motivated for this game, so we will put a bet on Canadians.
Our prediction - Toronto to win (Including OT).
Recent head-to-head games between these teams turned out to be high-scoring. In every of last three head-to-heads teams scored over 225 points combined. We expect this tradition to be continued.
Second prediction - total over 222,5 points.
