Nuggets vs. Hornets betting: NBA preview for February 1

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The Charlotte Hornets (12-33) are big, 13.5-point underdogs as they look to turn around a three-game losing streak when they host the Denver Nuggets (29-19) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Spectrum Center. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on ALT and FDSSE. The matchup’s over/under is set at 222.5.

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Nuggets Cover -13.5 vs Hornets -109

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Nuggets vs. Hornets betting lines

  • Nuggets odds to win: -877
  • Hornets odds to win: +592
  • Spread: Nuggets (-13.5)
  • Total: 222.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Nuggets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Denver is 15-11 in road contests with a 12-14 record against the spread on the road.
  • Denver has a 0-1 record ATS in road games this year as 13.5-point favorites or more.
  • On the road this year, Nuggets games have hit the over on the set point total 16 times.
  • Recent history hints at an edge to Denver to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 231.0 points per contest.

Nuggets Recent Trends

  • The Nuggets are 6-4 overall and 5-5 against the spread in their past 10 contests.
  • The Nuggets’ last 10 contests saw seven go over the total.
  • The Nuggets’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 234.3 points scored. That’s 11.8 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Nuggets have a points-per-game average 1.4 points above their season-long scoring average.

Nuggets Betting Records

  • The Nuggets are 23-13 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 63.9% of those games).
  • Denver has played as a moneyline favorite of -877 or shorter twice this season, and split 1-1.
  • The Nuggets have an implied moneyline win probability of 89.8% in this contest.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.6 (first in NBA) 46.7 (17th) 45.5 (sixth) 42.4 (fourth) 31.1 (first) 13.9 (15th)

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Hornets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • At home this year, Hornets games have gone over the set point total six times.
  • The Hornets have a 12-11-2 record against the spread at home and is 8-17 in home contests.
  • This season at home the Hornets and their opponents have averaged a total of 221.2 points per contest, 1.3 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Hornets Recent Trends

  • The Hornets are 4-6 overall and 4-4-2 against the spread over their last 10 games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Hornets games have surpassed the set total five times.
  • The past 10 Hornets games averaged 1.4 more points (223.9) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Hornets have a 109.9 points-per-game average, 3.0 points above their season-long scoring average.

Hornets Betting Records

  • This season, Charlotte has won 10 out of the 39 games, or 25.6%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • This season, the Hornets have been at least a +592 underdog on the moneyline four times, losing each of those contests.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Hornets have a 14.5% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.9 (30th in NBA) 46.6 (15th) 45.8 (fifth) 44.1 (16th) 23.7 (26th) 15 (23rd)
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