The Los Angeles Clippers (3-6) meet the Denver Nuggets (8-2) on Tuesday at Ball Arena in Denver. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (TNT).
Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Clippers vs. Nuggets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Nuggets won 4-0 in 2022-23 The Clippers are skidding, losing and failing to cover 5 in a row.
That includes a 105-101 setback at home on Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Under (224.5) cashed and the total has gone low in 3 of the past 4 Clippers games.
Since James Harden made his debut on Nov. 6, the Clippers have dropped 4 straight, while going for 101 or fewer points in 3 of the outings.
Los Angeles still ranks 7th in field-goal percentage (48.3%) and 3-pointer percentage (37.0%), while holding teams to 45.4%, which ranks 8th in the NBA.
Denver suffered a stunning 107-104 loss in Houston against the Rockets on Sunday, failing as 5-point favorites as the Under (215) connected. That snapped the defending champ’s 4-game winning streak.
Denver has posted 114.8 PPG to rank 10th in the NBA, while hitting 50.3% from the field, which is the top mark in the league.
The Nuggets are hitting just 70.8% from the free-throw line, however, which ranks 30th overall. Defensively, the Nuggets rank 5th or better in points allowed per game (106.1), field-goal percentage (44.7%) and 3-point percentage (32.5%).