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The Denver Nuggets will play the Los Angeles Clippers in a Western Conference matchup on Sunday. It's time continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Clippers prediction and pick.
The Nuggets and Clippers will play on Sunday as each team continues to battle key injuries. Los Angeles now has both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard sidelined for the foreseeable future, while Denver continues to be without Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. Nikola Jokic continues to carry the Nuggets on his back as they look to claw their way to another postseason berth. Los Angeles is extremely shorthanded between injuries and two players being in the NBA's health and safety protocols. The Nuggets are solid road favorites over the Clippers in this one.
Here is how FanDuel has set the Nuggets-Clippers odds for this Sunday NBA matchup.
NBA Odds: Nuggets-Clippers Odds
Denver Nuggets -4 (-110)
Los Angeles Clippers +4 (-110)
Over 211.5 (-110)
Under 211.5 (-110)
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Why The Nuggets Could Cover The Spread
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Jokic is the straw that stirs the drink here, obviously. As long as he is on the floor, Denver has a chance and usually a good one at that. He is on his way to contending for another MVP after winning the award last season. Will Barton and Aaron Gordon will have to continue to step up as secondary pieces in the absence of Porter Jr. and Murray. The Nuggets will look to get back to .500 in this one after losing their last two games. Denver is one of a few Western Conference teams who is battling injuries and not playing up to preseason expectations to this point in the season.
Denver is 5-5 vs. the spread in their last ten games, and 7-10 vs. the number on the road this season. The Nuggets are 6-9 as road favorites and have not covered in three of their last four games.
Why The Clippers Could Cover The Spread
Los Angeles is really shorthanded at the moment. They will be without the following players in this one: Paul George, Isaiah Hartenstein, Reggie Jackson, Kawhi Leonard and Marcus Morris. Ty Lue will be tasked with finding a way to win with yet another star forward sidelined indefinitely. The Clippers are still over .500 this season and will now look to tread water in hopes that one or both of their star players can return by the postseason. Los Angeles will look to attack with a team effort in this one, but it's going to be tough sledding with so many scorers out of the lineup.
The Clippers are 8-12 vs. the spread as the home team this season and 1-1 as home underdogs. Los Angeles is 5-5 vs. the spread in their last ten games and has only covered twice in their past six games overall.
Final Nuggets-Clippers Prediction and Pick
Take the Nuggets to win and cover on the road in this one. Neither of these teams are playing great of late, so take the reigning MVP in this one. Jokic should be able to figure out a way to take down the shorthanded Clippers in this matchup. Denver needs to start racking up the wins if they want to make the playoffs and avoid the play-in games. This is a spot where they should not lose as the Clippers are playing without their top three scorers and some other solid pieces.
Final Nuggets-Clippers Prediction & Pick: Nuggets -4 (-110)
