Denver Nuggets vs. Brooklyn Nets Prediction NBA Tips 10/29/24

Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets have had a rocky start to the season, but they will be feeling much better after outlasting the Raptors with a 127-125 road win in overtime last night. Nikola Jokic led the team with 40 points, 10 rebounds and four assists on 18 of 27 shooting, Jamal Murray and Christian Braun each scored 17 points, while Aaron Gordon scored 16 points with 11 rebounds and eight assists. As a team, the Nuggets shot 49 percent from the field and nine of 20 from the 3-point line while fighting hard to tie the score at the end of regulation thanks to a game-winning shot from Jamal Murray before scoring a game-winning goal With an 8-0 run in overtime, he secured the elusive first win of the season.

Brooklyn Nets

Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets are in similar form, having lost their first two games of the season before defeating the Bucks with a surprising 115-102 home win on Sunday. Cam Thomas led the team with 32 points on 10 of 21 shooting, Dennis Schroder added 29 points with six assists, while Cam Johnson and Noah Clowney each scored 13 points. As a team, the Nets shot just 42 percent from the field and 16 of 45 from the 3-point line while playing great defense to limit the Bucks to just 20 points in the second quarter and take the early lead before The Nets poured in 67 points in the second half, so things looked easy in the end. The only blemish in the surprise win was Dorian Finney-Smith, who managed just three points on one of eight shots.

Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction

The Nuggets have no players listed on the injury report, while the Nets are still missing Bojan Bogdanovic, Trendon Watford and Ben Simmons. The Nuggets really needed a win to get their season on track, and they did just that last night with an underwhelming overtime win against the struggling Raptors. The Nets didn't look good at all in their first two games, both of which were losses, but they looked like a different team in their upset win over the Bucks. I might have been tempted to take the Nets if we had gotten more free points, but given the short line, I have to stick with the Nuggets even though they are playing their second game in a back-to-back set.