The Charlotte Hornets (13-39) are heavy underdogs (+14.5) as they attempt to break a four-game road slide when they take on the Denver Nuggets (36-19) on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Ball Arena. The contest airs at 9:00 PM ET on ALT, KTVD, and FDSSE.

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Nuggets vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: ALT, KTVD, and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Denver, Colorado
• Venue: Ball Arena

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Nuggets vs. Hornets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Nuggets 122 – Hornets 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Nuggets vs. Hornets

• Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 14.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Nuggets (-16.2)
• Pick OU:

  Over (226.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 227.7

• The Nuggets sport a 29-26-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 26-26-0 mark of the Hornets.
• Denver covers the spread when it is a 14.5-point favorite or more 100% of the time. That’s more often than Charlotte covers as an underdog of 14.5 or more (50%).
• Denver’s games have gone over the total 61.8% of the time this season (34 out of 55), which is more often than Charlotte’s games have (19 out of 52).
• The Nuggets have a .698 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (30-13) this season, higher than the .244 winning percentage for the Hornets as a moneyline underdog (11-34).

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Nuggets Performance Insights

• The Nuggets are ceding 115.9 points per game this year (23rd-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really shined offensively, posting 121.5 points per game (third-best).
• In terms of rebounding, it’s been a dominant stretch for Denver, who is pulling down 45.8 boards per game (fourth-best in NBA) and allowing 42.3 boards per contest (fourth-best).
• With 31.3 assists per game, the Nuggets are best in the league in the category.
• Denver ranks 14th in the NBA with 13.4 turnovers per game so far this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 22nd with 12.7 forced turnovers per game.
• Although the Nuggets are draining just 11.8 three-pointers per game (third-worst in NBA), they rank third-best in the league with a 37.9% shooting percentage from beyond the arc.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• The Hornets are the third-worst squad in the league in points scored (106.3 per game) and 10th in points conceded (111.8).
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is fifth-best in the NBA in rebounds (45.7 per game) and 16th in rebounds allowed (44.4).
• This season the Hornets are fifth-worst in the NBA in assists at 23.9 per game.
• Charlotte is 22nd in the league in turnovers per game (14.6) and 19th in turnovers forced (13.2).
• The Hornets are 13th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (13.6 per game) and 25th in 3-point percentage (34.5%).

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