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Steffen Schmidt - November 16, 2022
Denver Nuggets will be looking to preserve the perfect record on the home floor on Wednesday evening when they host New York Knicks.
Analysis and Reason for Predictions
New York will continue the West Coast trip on Wednesday evening when they travel to Mile High City to battle Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena.
Everything points towards another failure for the Knicks who had a tough game against Utah Jazz last night in Salt Lake City.
The Knicks have been struggling badly in defense of late. They shipped 145 points in the shocking home defeat at the hands of Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon.
It was the second loss in the last three outings for the Knicks despite the fact they have faced the likes of the Nets, the Pistons, and the Thunder along the way.
Tom Thibodeau’s troops are now 10th in the Eastern Conference standings with a dismal 2-4 record in away games.
Denver Nuggets will enter this match in much higher spirits. Unlike their counterparts, the Nuggets won five of the last six games.
Also, Denver had a three-day rest going into this tie and following a fantastic performance in the 103-126 drubbing of Chicago Bulls on the road.
The win was even greater if we know that the team’s best player Nikola Jokic contributed with just 8 points for 27 points.
The Serbian center had 14 assists, though, as Michael Porter Jr. led the scoring with 31 points, 8 more than Jamal Murray.
The Nuggets are 9-4 at the moment and they are yet to make a mistake on the home floor where they have won all four outings so far in the season.
We also have to mention that Denver have the second-best offensive ratings in the NBA at the moment.
Everything points towards an easy job for the hosts here. Denver had a three-day rest, while this is a back-to-back match for the Knicks. Also, the Nuggets are unbeaten at home this season and they will enter this tie in much higher spirits after winning five of the last six outings. We will back Denver Nuggets to win in -6.5 points at the odds of -110. You can also go with the Over 229.5 points pick at the same -110 odds.
