Denver Nuggets vs Washington Wizards: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/17/2021

The Washington Wizards (8-17) head into their game on February 17, 2021 as a 3.5-point underdog against the Denver Nuggets (15-12). The game's point total is 233.5.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: NBCS-DC

Betting Suggestions:

Nuggets vs. Wizards Betting Data

Nuggets Betting Data

• Denver has failed to cover the spread more often than not this season, going 12-15.
• The Nuggets have fared well as a 3.5-point favorite, going 7-6 against the spread when favored by at least 3.5 points.
• Denver and its opponents have hit the over in 66.7% of games (18 out of 27 matchups).

Wizards Betting Data

• Against the spread this season, Washington is under .500: 11-14.
• The Wizards have a losing record (0-2) when they're at least 3.5-point underdogs.
• Washington hit the over in a majority of its games this season: 13 of 25 games (52%).

Point Total Insights

• Denver's games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Wednesday's matchup total (233.5 points) in nine out of 27 opportunities (33.3% of matchups).
• In 44% of Washington's games this season (11 of 25), the total points scored was higher than Wednesday's 233.5-point over/under.
• The Nuggets average 114.9 points per game against the Wizards' 113.2, amounting to 5.4 points under the game's over/under of 233.5.
• The 230.1 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 3.4 fewer than the 233.5 over/under in this contest.
• This season the average total for Nuggets games is 225.9 points, 7.6 fewer than the over/under of 233.5 points for this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 1.1 points more than the average over/under in Wizards' games this season (232.4 points).

Previous Matchups

Denver and Washington have been evenly matched in their last 10 matchups, playing to a 5-5 record,

Nuggets Players to Watch

• The leader in scoring, rebounding and assists for the Nuggets is Nikola Jokic, who averages 27.1 points, 11.4 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game.
• The Nuggets get the most three-point shooting production out of Jamal Murray, who knocks down 2.2 threes per game.
• Jokic is Denver's leader in steals, averaging 1.5 steals per game, while Michael Porter Jr. leads them in blocks with 1.2 per contest.

Wizards Players to Watch

• Russell Westbrook has tallied 9.2 boards and 9.4 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Wizards leaderboards in those categories.
• Washington's Bradley Beal scores 33.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, making him the top scorer on the squad.
• Davis Bertans makes 2.7 three-pointers per game, the most on the Wizards.
• Beal (1.4 steals per game) is the steal leader for Washington while Alex Len (1.1 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Nuggets:

Greg Whittington: Out (Knee),

Monte Morris: Day To Day (Shoulder),

Nikola Jokic: Day To Day (Thumb),

Will Barton: Out (Personal),

Gary Harris: Day To Day (Adductor),

Paul Millsap: Out (Knee),

PJ Dozier: Out (Hamstring)

Wizards:

Ish Smith: Out (Quad),

Thomas Bryant: Out For Season (Left knee)