The Denver Nuggets are set to host the Toronto Raptors in a cross-conference matchup on Monday at Ball Arena. Denver is 44-20 overall and 26-6 at home, while Toronto is 23-41 overall and 10-22 on the road. The Nuggets have been hot recently, winning eight of their last nine games. On Saturday, Denver notched a blowout 142-121 win over the Utah Jazz. Toronto enters Monday looking to snap a three-game winning streak after falling to the Portland Trail Blazers 128-118 in their last outing.
Tip-off in Denver is at 9 p.m. ET. The Nuggets are favored by 14.5 points in the latest Nuggets vs. Raptors odds, and the over/under is 231 points. Before making any Nuggets vs. Raptors picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from the proven computer simulation model at SportsLine.
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The model has set its sights on Raptors vs. Nuggets and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for the game:
- Nuggets vs. Raptors spread: Nuggets -14.5
- Nuggets vs. Raptors over/under: 231 points
- Nuggets vs. Raptors money line: Nuggets: -1168, Raptors: +729
- Nuggets vs. Raptors picks: See picks here
What you need to know about the Nuggets
The Nuggets blew past the Utah Jazz in their last game, winning 142-121. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 78-44. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray were among the main playmakers for the Nuggets as the former scored 26 points along with eight assists and six rebounds and the latter went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 37 points and 7 assists.
Jokic has scored 25 or more points in each of the last four games he's played. He enters Monday as the NBA MVP front-runner, averaging 26.0 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 9.2 assists per game. Murray has also been outstanding, averaging 21.1 points, 6.5 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per game. See which team to pick here.
What you need to know about the Raptors
Meanwhile, the Raptors fought the good fight in their game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 128-118 in overtime to the Trail Blazers. The Raptors' defeat continues a disappointing trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
The Raptors are 15-11 against the spread in their last 26 games as the road underdog, but are 10-31 straight up when playing as an underdog. Toronto has a lengthy Injury Report for Monday and could be without RJ Barrett (illness), Chris Boucher (knee), and Bruce Brown (knee). Jakob Poeltl (hand) and Scottie Barnes (hand) are both out. See which team to pick here.
How to make Nuggets vs. Raptors picks
The model has simulated Nuggets vs. Raptors 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that hits in almost 70% of computer simulations. You can only see the model's pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Denver vs. Toronto, and which side of the spread hits almost 70% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Toronto vs. Denver spread you need to jump on, all from the model on a 70-46 roll on top-rated NBA picks this season, and find out.
