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2023 NBA Handicapping
(25-14) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Denver Nuggets (25-13)
Date: Friday, January 6th
Time: 9:00 PM ET
Venue: Ball Arena Denver, Colorado
NBA Moneyline Odds: Cavaliers +190| Nuggets -210 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Nuggets -7
NBA Betting Total: 228.5
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Friday, January 6th, finds the Cleveland Cavaliers playing the Denver Nuggets in the first of two scheduled meetings. Cleveland will host the second match on February 23rd.
The Cavaliers last played on Wednesday defeating the Suns 90-88 while the Nuggets are completing a back-to-back set crushing the Clippers 122-91 in the front side of the set on Thursday.
Last season, the teams played twice with Cleveland winning both contests. The Nuggets hold the all-time record having bested the Cavaliers in 51 of their 94 matches.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current, as of this writing on Thursday evening, January 5th. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Friday, January 6th.
Cleveland Cavaliers
The upcoming schedule will test the mettle of the Cavaliers as they’ll play nine of the next 11 against teams with winning records and only four of those matches at home.
Donovan Mitchell has stepped up offensively with Garland missing games due to a sprained thumb.
Mitchell is averaging 29.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.8, assists, and 1.0 steals per game. He’s shooting 49.2% from the field, 41.3% from deep on 20.6 and 9.3 attempts per game
Offensively, Cleveland scores 111.6 points per game ranking 24th while shooting 48.0% from the field and 36.5% on the perimeter ranking ninth and 13th respectively.
Cleveland tops the league for opponent scoring limiting foes to an average of 106.4 points per game. Cavs opponents shoot 46.1% from the field and 36.3% from deep ranking eighth and 23rd.
Darius Garland (thumb sprain) is questionable while Donovan Mitchell (rest) is out. Dean Wade (shoulder), Dylan Windler (ankle) and Ricky Rubio (ACL surgery) are out.
Denver Nuggets
Having played the most road games early in the season the Nuggets continue to reap the benefits of that with a home-heavy schedule during the dog days of winter.
Eight of their next nine matches are at Ball Arena. Five of those nine opponents have winning records but several teams might be missing stars.
Specifically, the Clippers (Paul George/hamstring) and Suns (Devin Booker/groin) will definitely be out while the likelihood is Anthony Davis and Karl-Anthony Towns will also be out when they play the Lakers and Wolves.
That factor proved hugely beneficial on the front side of a back-to-back as the Nuggets jumped on the Clippers slamming them 32-15 in the first quarter and 34-17 in the second which resulted in Ty Lue waving the white flag early.
Subsequently, none of the Nuggets were pressed to play extended minutes with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was the high with 29 while the rest of the starters played between 21 and 24 minutes.
Denver ranks sixth in scoring averaging 116.4 points per game and is highly efficient shooting the second-best percentage from the field 50.8%, and the highest perimeter percentage 39.8%.
Denver ranks 17th for opponent scoring allowing 114.5 points while limiting foes to 48.6% from the field and 36.3% from deep ranking 26th and 22nd.
Jeff Green (left finger sprain/hand fracture) and Collin Gillespie (leg fracture) are out.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Cavaliers are 1-9-2 ATS in their last 12 road games.
- The Nuggets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning straight-up record.
- The Cavaliers are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- The Nuggets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Free Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Prediction:
The choice to rest Mitchell is perplexing particularly because the Cavs are the rested team and aren’t playing Saturday plus Garland is out. It must’ve been a scheduled rest day for the star because nothing else makes logical sense.
Truthfully, I would’ve picked the Nuggets anyway, but this only makes that choice easier.
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