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The Denver Nuggets will take on the Toronto Raptors at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday at Ball Arena. Denver is 40-27 overall and 20-12 at home, while Toronto is 36-30 overall and 19-15 on the road. Both teams would be feeling relatively comfortable about their playoff prospects with the old NBA playoff format, but the new play-in tournament will have them fighting til the end for positioning.

The Nuggets are currently the No. 6 seed in the West, while the Raptors are No. 7 in the East and seeds 7-10 in both conferences have to play their way into the postseason. Denver is favored by six points in the latest Nuggets vs. Raptors odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 223.5. Before entering any Raptors vs. Nuggets picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons. The model enters Week 20 of the 2021-22 NBA season on a stunning 74-47 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning almost $2,100. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Nuggets vs. Raptors. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Raptors vs. Nuggets:

  • Nuggets vs. Raptors spread: Nuggets -6
  • Nuggets vs. Raptors over-under: 223.5 points

What you need to know about the Nuggets

The matchup between the Nuggets and the Golden State Warriors on Thursday was not a total blowout, but with Denver falling 113-102 at home, it almost turned into one. The losing side was boosted by center Nikola Jokic, who almost posted a triple-double on 23 points, 12 boards and nine assists.

The reigning NBA MVP is in the conversation again, as he leads a Nuggets squad that has been without Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. most of the year. Jokic is averaging 26.1 points, 13.9 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game and he'll have to continue putting up massive numbers for the Nuggets to hold off the Timberwolves for that important sixth seed.

What you need to know about the Raptors

Meanwhile, Toronto didn't have too much room to spare in its contest with the Phoenix Suns on Friday, but still walked away with a 117-112 win. Toronto's shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. went 8-for-11 from downtown and finished with 42 points and eight rebounds.

In the teams' previous meeting last month, the Raptors and Denver were neck-and-neck, but Toronto came up empty-handed after a 110-109 defeat. Jokic had 28 points, 15 rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets while Pascal Siakam had 35 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Raptors. The dual between those two stars could be critical again on Saturday.

How to make Raptors vs. Nuggets picks

The model is leaning over and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Nuggets vs. Raptors? And which side of the spread hits nearly 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks.