Warriors vs. Nuggets Christmas Day Game Betting Preview, Prop Bets
The Warriors are back to being the Warriors we've known and loved over the past few years. Winners of five straight, they will take on a Denver team that has mostly dominated them in recent games. The Nuggets are 5-1 against Golden State in the last six meetings. This NBA line opened Denver -4.5 and has quickly moved to -7.5.
Denver has only beaten the Warriors by more than five points in four of the last five wins. But the Nuggets are one of the best NBA teams at home. They have lost two of their last three at home however.
The Warriors have dropped five of their last six games on the road while keeping most of those relatively close.
Denver leads the Western Conference averaging 55.2 points in the paint. The Warriors score 7.2 more points per game (117.2) than the Nuggets allow (110.0).
Nikola Jokic leads the Nuggets scoring 16.0. Jokic is coming in with an Over/Under of 28.5 points for this game.
Jokic finished Friday’s 122-117 win over Brooklyn with 31 points (12-of-17 FGs, 5-of-5 FTs), 11 rebounds, seven assists, two steals, two blocks, and two 3-pointers in 34 minutes.
Klay Thompson has averaged 24.8 points a game during the winning streak and has made 46.3 percent of his 3-point attempts in that stretch.
"I feel like every time I shoot the ball it's a good shot," Thompson said. "They seem to be going in at a higher frequency over the last five or six games, but I'm not going to let anyone tell me after all these years -- I feel like I can make every shot. Any shot, not every shot."
He was listed with an Over/Under of 20.5 points scored for Monday's game.
Scoring Props
Aaron Gordon
Denver Nuggets
Over(14.5)
-109
Under(14.5)
-120
Brandin Podziemski
Golden State Warriors
Over(10.5)
-130
Under(10.5)
+100
Chris Paul
Golden State Warriors
Over(7.5)
-113
Under(7.5)
-115
Christian Braun
Denver Nuggets
Over(6.5)
-112
Under(6.5)
-117
Dario Saric
Golden State Warriors
Over(8.5)
-124
Under(8.5)
-105
Jamal Murray
Denver Nuggets
Over(22.5)
-107
Under(22.5)
-122
Jonathan Kuminga
Golden State Warriors
Over(13.5)
-106
Under(13.5)
-124
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Denver Nuggets
Over(8.5)
-112
Under(8.5)
-117
Kevon Looney
Golden State Warriors
Over(4.5)
-103
Under(4.5)
-127
Klay Thompson
Golden State Warriors
Over(20.5)
+100
Under(20.5)
-130
Michael Porter Jr.
Denver Nuggets
Over(15.5)
-129
Under(15.5)
-102
Nikola Jokic
Denver Nuggets
Over(28.5)
-112
Under(28.5)
-117
Peyton Watson
Denver Nuggets
Over(5.5)
-113
Under(5.5)
-115
Reggie Jackson
Denver Nuggets
Over(7.5)
-112
Under(7.5)
-117
Stephen Curry
Golden State Warriors
Over(28.5)
-110
Under(28.5)
-118
Game Props
Team to Score Last
DEN
-106
GSW
-124
Will there be Overtime
yes
+1103
no
-10000
First shot of the game made
yes
-115
no
-115
GSW to make their first shot attempt
yes
-107
no
-126
DEN to make their first shot attempt
yes
-117
no
-114
Largest lead in game O/U 17.5
Over(17.5)
-154
Under(17.5)
+118
Both teams to Score 100+
yes
-1250
no
+632
Both teams to Score 110+
yes
-145
no
+111
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
