
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors (6-5) are underdogs against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets (5-6) Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Ball Arena. The matchup tips off at 10:00 PM ET on TNT. The matchup has an over/under set at points.
The betting insights in this article reflect data from William Hill sportsbook as of January 13, 2021, 9:55 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds.
Nuggets vs Warriors Betting Odds
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Injury Report as of January 14
Nuggets:
Gary Harris: Day To Day (Personal),
Greg Whittington: Out (Left Knee),
Michael Porter Jr.: Out (Health and Safety Protocols)
Warriors:
Alen Smailagic: Out (Knee),
Klay Thompson: Out For Season (Right Achilles),
Marquese Chriss: Out For Season (Leg)
Computer Picks
Spread Pick | Nuggets (-5) |
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Total Pick | Under (229) |
Prediction | Nuggets 117, Warriors 112 |
The model projects the Nuggets to win, just as William Hill does, but the model favors them by a small margin more (5.8 to 5).
The William Hill total for this game, 229 points, and the model’s projected total, 228.8 points, are only 0.2 points apart.
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Nuggets Key Players
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Nikola Jokic | 11 | 24.3 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Jamal Murray | 10 | 19.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
Will Barton | 11 | 11.6 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Monte Morris | 11 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
JaMychal Green | 7 | 11.4 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Nuggets Player Props
- Jokic’s PRA prop over/under for the game is set at 38.5, 7.2 less than his season average of 45.7.
- Jamal Murray’s three pointers made prop over/under for the contest is set at 2.5, 0.1 shots greater than his season average of 2.4.
- Jokic’s steals prop over/under for the contest is set at 1.5, 0.3 steals lower than his season average of 1.8.
Warriors Key Players
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Stephen Curry | 11 | 27.8 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
Andrew Wiggins | 11 | 17.9 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
Eric Paschall | 10 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Kelly Oubre Jr. | 11 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
James Wiseman | 11 | 10.6 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
Warriors Player Props
- Curry’s PRA prop total for the matchup is listed at 37.5, 1.8 lower than his season average of 39.3.
- Draymond Green’s PRA prop over/under for the contest is set at 17.5, 1.4 higher than his season average of 16.1.
- Curry’s three pointers made prop total for the contest is set at 3.5, 0.6 shots less than his season average of 4.1.
- Andrew Wiggins’ blocks prop over/under for the contest is set at 1.5, 0.3 blocks lower than his season average of 1.8.
Shooting Trends
- The Nuggets make 49.5% of their shots from the field this season, which is five percentage points higher than the Warriors have allowed to their opponents (44.5%).
- Denver has a 5-5 record against the spread and a 5-5 straight-up record in games it shoots higher than 44.5% from the field.
- Golden State’s record is 5-4 against the spread and 5-4 overall when its opponents make more than 49.5% of their shots from the field.
- The Warriors have shot at a 43.7% clip from the field this season, 4.6 percentage points below the 48.3% shooting opponents of the Nuggets have averaged.
- Golden State has put together a 4-0 record against the spread and a 4-0 straight up record in games it shoots over 48.3% from the field.
- When Denver’s opponents shoot greater than 43.7% from the field, it is 2-0 against the spread and 2-0 overall.
- The Nuggets’ 38.4% three-point shooting percentage this season is just 0.6 percentage points lower than opponents of the Warriors have shot from beyond the arc (39%).
- Denver has a 3-3 record against the spread and a 3-3 record overall when the team knocks down more than 39% of its three-point attempts.
- Golden State is 4-2 against the spread while putting together a 4-2 straight-up record when its opponents shoot over 38.4% from three-point distance.
- The Warriors’ three-point shooting percentage this season (35.1%) is 3.9 percentage points lower than opponents of the Nuggets are averaging (39%).
- Golden State is 3-0 against the spread and 3-0 overall when shooting above 39% as a team from three-point range.
- Denver has a 4-1 ATS record and a 4-1 straight-up record this season when it connects on more than 35.1% of its three-point shots.
- The Nuggets knock down 13 three-pointers per game this season, just 0.5 fewer makes per game than the Warriors give up 13.5.
- When Golden State makes more three-pointers than its opponents, it is 3-1-1 against the spread and 4-1 overall. When Denver is out-shot from deep by its opponents, it is 2-5 ATS and 2-5 straight up.
- The Nuggets are the 14th-best three-point shooting team in the NBA, while the Warriors give up the 25th-fewest makes from deep.
Nuggets vs Warriors Stat Rankings
Nuggets Rank | Nuggets AVG | Warriors AVG | Warriors Rank | |
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5th | 116.5 | Points Scored | 112 | 13th |
22nd | 113.6 | Points Allowed | 115.5 | 25th |
24th | 41.6 | Rebounds | 44.2 | 13th |
15th | 10 | Off. Rebounds | 8.5 | 23rd |
14th | 13 | 3pt Made | 13.5 | 10th |
3rd | 27.2 | Assists | 24.9 | 14th |
17th | 14.2 | Turnovers | 14.5 | 18th |
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