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Game time: December 18, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Ball Arena — Denver, CO

Article updated Dec 17, 10:07 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Charlotte is on the road playing Denver at the Ball Arena stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Denver -8.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Denver

Game outlook

Charlotte is on the road playing Denver at the Ball Arena stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Denver -8.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Denver -9.

Charlotte Highlights

With a power ranking of 29, Charlotte is ranked #27 in offense (scoring an average of 110.14 per game), #28 in defense (allowing an average of 117.34 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-22 (12-16-1 ATS) this season.

Denver Highlights

Denver Nuggets has a power ranking of 12 and are #7 for offense (scoring an average of 115.68 per game), #18 for defense (giving up an average of 117.34 points per game) and 17-11 (12-16 ATS) overall. Charlotte went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Denver.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be CHR 126.5, DEN 108.5. 52% of SportsJaw players predict Denver Nuggets to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Denver will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

64% picked Denver Nuggets on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Hornets 107 to Nuggets 122.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Hornets 107 to Nuggets 122.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Hornets vs Nuggets archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Hornets vs Nuggets matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Charlotte Hornets+295 → +313Moved
  • Moneyline · Denver Nuggets-350 → -393Moved
  • Spread · Charlotte Hornets+8.5 (-110) → +9 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Denver Nuggets-8.5 (-110) → -9 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over237.5 (-110) → 235 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under237.5 (-110) → 235 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Charlotte Hornets
3-1 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Denver Nuggets
1-2 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-18T03:07:00.734Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Denver Nuggets defeated Charlotte Hornets 119-115

Denver Nuggets defeated Charlotte Hornets 119-115 on December 18, 2022, a 4-point decision in the series. Denver Nuggets' strongest period was the 3rd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 39-28. Against SportsJaw's recorded Charlotte Hornets +9 (-110) spread, Charlotte Hornets covered, while the 234 combined points finished under the recorded total of 235.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MauriceJonesSpread · Charlotte Hornets +8.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Denver Nuggets -8.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 237.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 237.5 (-110)Win
  • GtpixSpread · Charlotte Hornets +8 (-110)Win
  • Jjaime9999Spread · Charlotte Hornets +9 (-110)Win
  • Jjaime9999Moneyline · Charlotte Hornets +310Loss
  • MuterovinceMoneyline · Denver Nuggets -388Win
  • MuterovinceSpread · Denver Nuggets -9 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Denver Nuggets -9 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Denver Nuggets -9 (-110)Loss
  • legenRandy23Total · Under 235 (-110)Win
  • legenRandy23Moneyline · Denver Nuggets -388Win