Nuggets vs. Hornets betting: NBA preview for February 20

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The Denver Nuggets (36-19) are big, 18-point favorites as they try to continue an eight-game win streak when they host the Charlotte Hornets (14-39) on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Ball Arena. The game airs at 9:00 PM ET on ALT, KTVD, and FDSSE. The matchup has a point total of 227.5.

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Nuggets Cover -18 vs Hornets -112

Bet $20, Payout $37.86

Nuggets vs. Hornets betting lines

  • Nuggets odds to win: -1587
  • Hornets odds to win: +926
  • Spread: Nuggets (-18)
  • Total: 227.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Nuggets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Denver is 19-8 in home contests with a 16-11 record against the spread at home.
  • Nuggets home games have hit the over on the set point total 18 times this year.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to Denver to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 231.0 points per contest.

Nuggets Recent Trends

  • The Nuggets have a 8-2 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Nuggets games has exceeded the set total five times.
  • The past 10 Nuggets games averaged 7.1 more points (234.6) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Nuggets have scored 4.3 more points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Nuggets Betting Records

  • The Nuggets have won 69.8% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (30-13).
  • Denver has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -1587 or shorter.
  • The Nuggets have an implied moneyline win probability of 94.1% in this game.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
51 (first in NBA) 46.2 (10th) 45.8 (fourth) 42.3 (fourth) 31.3 (first) 13.4 (14th)

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Hornets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Hornets are 5-19 in road contests and have covered the spread 12 times on the road.
  • On the road this year, Hornets games have hit the over on the set point total 11 times.
  • The Hornets and their opponents have averaged a total of 223.4 points per road contest this year, 4.1 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Hornets Recent Trends

  • The Hornets have covered the spread six times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 2-8 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Hornets games have gone over the set total three times.
  • The last 10 Hornets games averaged 217.7 total points, 9.8 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
  • The Hornets’ per-game scoring average during their last 10 games is 100.1, 6.0 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Hornets Betting Records

  • Charlotte has been underdogs in 46 games this season and won 12 (26.1%) of those contests.
  • The Hornets have not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +926 odds on them winning this game.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 9.7% chance of a victory for the Hornets.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.8 (30th in NBA) 46.3 (14th) 45.7 (fifth) 44.5 (16th) 23.8 (26th) 14.6 (22nd)
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