Wizards Dynamic Duo Could Post Trouble for Nuggets
The Washington Wizards and the Denver Nuggets meet on Monday at Pepsi Center. Tip-off is set for 9 pm EST.
You have the Nuggets inexperienced backcourt against the Wizards experience. Denver’s offense is in the hands of 20-year-old Jamal Murray and 21-year-old Emmanuel Mudiay. It was a risky move to waive veteran point guard Jameer Nelson. For a Denver team with playoff aspirations, these kids are going to have to grow up quickly
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -3-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game’s total opened at 223. The line now has the Nuggets as 5-point favorites. The total is up to 224.
Nuggets have Saw Improvement with Milsap Signing
The Nuggets were a 96-79 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Sacramento Kings. They covered the -12.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (175) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Murray and Mudiay haven’t shot the ball well so far this season. They are doing a decent job of taking care of the ball. Murray is averaging two turnovers per game and Mudiay only one for the Nuggets.
Denver hasn’t scored 100 points in a game yet. That doesn’t fall solely on the two youngsters. Center Nikola Jokic, a triple-double threat every night, went scoreless against the King. He had just seven points in the opener against Utah.
Free Agent signee Paul Milsap is averaging 18.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in the early season. He is shooting 50% from the floor.
Wall and Beal are one of the top Backcourt Tandems in the NBA
The Wizards were a 115-111 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Detroit Pistons. They failed to cover the -7-point spread as favorites, while the total score (226) made winners of OVER bettors.
John Wall and Bradley Beal are a handful for any team in the NBA. Tonight it could be a much bigger task for Murray and Mudiay to stop. Wall and Beal are averaging 27 and 25 points, respectively, to lead the Wizards.
Kelly Oubre Jr., has moved into the starting lineup because of injuries to Jason Smith and Markieff Morris. Oubre is happy that Washington has picked up his fourth-year option. He has a chance to take control of the forward position until Smith and Morris return.
Morris had offseason Hernia surgery has started working out. Smith missed Friday’s win over Detroit with a sprained right shoulder. He should return soon. Possibly as early as the four-game Western Conference trip that starts Monday night.
Washington will test Denver’s defense. Their D was strong Saturday night after a rough start in Utah on Wednesday.
| Name |
Assists |
Turnovers |
Ratio |
| WAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| DEN |
23.00 |
18.50 |
1.24 |
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Total |
| WAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| DEN |
12.50 |
35.50 |
48 |
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Differential |
| WAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| DEN |
45.06 |
43.37 |
1.69 |
| Name |
Record |
Home |
Away |
ATS |
ATS Home |
ATS Away |
Offense |
Defense |
Diff |
| Overall |
2-0 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
117.50 |
113.00 |
4.50 |
| Last 10 |
2-0 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
117.50 |
113.00 |
4.50 |
| vs Div |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| vs EAST |
2-0 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
117.50 |
113.00 |
4.50 |
| vs WEST |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Name |
Record |
Home |
Away |
ATS |
ATS Home |
ATS Away |
Offense |
Defense |
Diff |
| Overall |
1-1 |
1-0 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
0-1 |
96.00 |
92.50 |
3.50 |
| Last 10 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
0-1 |
96.00 |
92.50 |
3.50 |
| vs Div |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
96.00 |
106.00 |
-10.00 |
| vs EAST |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| vs WEST |
1-1 |
1-0 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
0-1 |
96.00 |
92.50 |
3.50 |
| Title |
Stat |
Rank |
Stat |
Rank |
| Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense |
117.50 |
4 |
92.50 |
4 |
| Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense |
0.00 |
0 |
79.00 |
1 |
| Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed |
0.00 |
0 |
39.00 |
5 |
| Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense |
96.00 |
27 |
113.00 |
23 |
| Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense |
96.00 |
25 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed |
58.00 |
1 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Team |
record |
ATS |
O/U |
AVG |
AVG ½ |
FG% |
REB |
3PT |
steals |
| Washington |
6-4 |
5-4-1 |
6-4 |
107.10 |
52.40 |
45.69 |
40.40 |
83/239 |
9.70 |
| Denver |
4-6 |
4-5-1 |
6-4 |
103.60 |
54.90 |
47.72 |
44.40 |
78/213 |
9.80 |
| Date |
Away |
away score |
Home |
home score |
line |
ATS |
Total |
O/U |
FG% Edge |
Reb Edge |
3PT Edge |
Away Half Score |
Home Half Score |
Away FG% |
Home FG% |
Away Rebounds |
Home Rebounds |
Away Three Pointers |
Home Three Pointers |
Away Steals |
Home Steals |
| Mar 8, 2017 |
WAS |
123 |
DEN |
113 |
2 |
WAS |
223.5 |
O |
WAS |
WAS |
DEN |
67 |
50 |
56.8 |
52.9 |
43 |
39 |
11/26 |
13/28 |
10 |
6 |
| Dec 8, 2016 |
DEN |
85 |
WAS |
92 |
-5.5 |
WAS |
218.5 |
U |
WAS |
DEN |
DEN |
52 |
47 |
40.8 |
44.9 |
45 |
35 |
7/32 |
6/19 |
8 |
11 |
| Mar 12, 2016 |
WAS |
100 |
DEN |
116 |
-1.5 |
DEN |
212.5 |
O |
DEN |
DEN |
DEN |
50 |
52 |
41.9 |
52.5 |
37 |
44 |
7/20 |
8/24 |
13 |
10 |
| Jan 28, 2016 |
DEN |
117 |
WAS |
113 |
-7.5 |
DEN |
212 |
O |
DEN |
WAS |
WAS |
64 |
58 |
50.6 |
44.3 |
39 |
41 |
9/18 |
11/28 |
9 |
13 |
| Jan 25, 2015 |
WAS |
117 |
DEN |
115 |
3.5 |
DEN |
203.5 |
O |
WAS |
WAS |
DEN |
59 |
59 |
53.3 |
40.6 |
50 |
45 |
4/14 |
12/29 |
5 |
7 |
| Dec 5, 2014 |
DEN |
89 |
WAS |
119 |
-4.5 |
WAS |
208.5 |
U |
WAS |
WAS |
WAS |
46 |
65 |
37.8 |
52.9 |
36 |
52 |
5/22 |
7/20 |
8 |
12 |
| Mar 23, 2014 |
WAS |
102 |
DEN |
105 |
-1.5 |
DEN |
214.5 |
U |
WAS |
WAS |
DEN |
49 |
47 |
48.2 |
44 |
46 |
38 |
5/15 |
11/27 |
8 |
15 |
| Dec 9, 2013 |
DEN |
75 |
WAS |
74 |
1 |
Push |
196 |
U |
DEN |
DEN |
DEN |
40 |
45 |
41.1 |
36 |
48 |
46 |
7/21 |
5/24 |
10 |
10 |
| Feb 22, 2013 |
DEN |
113 |
WAS |
119 |
3 |
WAS |
203.5 |
O |
DEN |
WAS |
WAS |
64 |
64 |
48.1 |
47.7 |
36 |
49 |
4/22 |
11/24 |
11 |
7 |
| Jan 18, 2013 |
WAS |
112 |
DEN |
108 |
-10.5 |
WAS |
203.5 |
O |
WAS |
WAS |
WAS |
45 |
50 |
51.3 |
48.8 |
45 |
34 |
11/23 |
7/16 |
9 |
13 |
| Washington is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games |
| Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games |
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games |
| Washington is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road |
| Washington is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road |
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 5 games on the road |
| Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Denver |
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing Denver |
| Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver |
| Washington is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Denver |
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver |
| Denver is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games |
| Denver is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home |
| Denver is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home |
| The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver’s last 6 games at home |
| Denver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington |
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver’s last 5 games when playing Washington |
| Denver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington |
| Denver is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Washington |
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver’s last 5 games when playing at home against Washington |
| Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
Total |
ATS Result |
field goal percentage |
free throw percentage |
three pointers |
Location |
| Oct 20, 2017 |
DET |
115-111 |
W |
-7 |
211.5 |
L/O |
54.79 |
82.86 |
6 |
H |
| Oct 18, 2017 |
PHI |
120-115 |
W |
-6.5 |
217.5 |
L/O |
43.30 |
78.95 |
6 |
H |
| May 15, 2017 |
BOS |
105-115 |
L |
5 |
211 |
L/O |
45.00 |
79.31 |
10 |
A |
| May 12, 2017 |
BOS |
92-91 |
W |
-5 |
214.5 |
L/U |
43.02 |
61.90 |
5 |
H |
| May 10, 2017 |
BOS |
101-123 |
L |
4 |
217.5 |
L/O |
38.46 |
82.76 |
7 |
A |
| Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
Total |
ATS Result |
field goal percentage |
free throw percentage |
three pointers |
Location |
| Oct 21, 2017 |
SAC |
96-79 |
W |
-12.5 |
212.5 |
W/U |
43.53 |
60.00 |
10 |
H |
| Oct 18, 2017 |
UTA |
96-106 |
L |
2.5 |
204.5 |
L/U |
46.75 |
91.67 |
13 |
A |
| Apr 12, 2017 |
OKC |
111-105 |
W |
6 |
224.5 |
W/U |
45.88 |
81.25 |
7 |
A |
| Apr 11, 2017 |
DAL |
109-91 |
W |
2.5 |
213.5 |
W/U |
48.81 |
64.29 |
18 |
A |
| Apr 9, 2017 |
OKC |
105-106 |
L |
-5 |
229.5 |
L/U |
47.62 |
93.33 |
11 |
H |
Next up:
Washington at Los Angeles Wednesday, October 25
Denver at Charlotte Wednesday, October 25
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