The Denver Nuggets (4-3) meet the Indiana Pacers (3-6) Saturday evening with a 5 p.m. ET (NBA TV) tip-off in the NBA Mexico City Game from Arena CDMX. Let's analyze NBA odds around the Nuggets vs. Pacers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting of season; Nuggets won 2-0 last season
Denver got back in the win column on Wednesday with a 128-109 victory against the Toronto Raptors, covering as a 4.5-point home favorite with the Over (230.5) hitting. C Nikola Jokic scored a team-high 32 points while grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out 11 assists for a triple-double. The Nuggets shot 62% from the field in the winning effort.
Indiana snapped a 5-game skid on Wednesday with a 107-103 victory
over the Memphis Grizzlies, covering as a 6.5-point road underdog with the Under (227.5) hitting. G Andrew Nembhard scored a team-high 22 points, while F Pascal Siakam added 20 in the win.
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Nuggets vs. Pacers odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Nuggets -300 (bet $300 to win $100) | Pacers +240 (bet $100 to win $240)
- Against the spread (ATS): Nuggets -7.5 (-102) | Pacers +7.5 (-118)
- Over/Under (O/U): 229.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Nuggets vs. Pacers key injuries
Nuggets
- G DeMar DeRozan (back) probable
- G Julian Strawther (knee) out
Pacers
- G Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) out
- G T.J. McConnell (hamstring) questionable
- G Kelly Oubre Jr. (calf) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Nuggets vs. Pacers picks and predictions
Prediction
Nuggets 114, Pacers 108
Moneyline
PASS.
There is minimal value on the Nuggets (-300) to handle to the Pacers on Saturday.
Against the spread
LEAN PACERS +7.5 (-118).
The Pacers are 3-1 ATS as underdogs this season, covering in back-to-back such games. They are slowly healing and seeing fewer players on the injury report, while seeing other players come into their roles as scorers and playmakers in G Tyrese Haliburton's absence. Especially in an international game that should even the playing field a bit with travel and unfamiliar environments, the Pacers have good value with the spread against the Nuggets, who are 3-4 ATS this season.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 229.5 (-110).
The Nuggets have scored 110 or fewer points in 2 of their last 4 and 114 or fewer in 4 of their 7 games this season.
The Pacers have a 3-6 Over record this season, hitting the Under in 5 of their last 6. They have scored 107 or fewer in each of their last 3 and have scored 109 or fewer in 6 games this season. They have allowed 108 or fewer in each of their last 3 and 114 or fewer in 6 games this season.
Best prop bet
BET JAMAL MURRAY: 24+ POINTS (-112 on DraftKings Sportsbook).
Murray is averaging 25.4 points per game this season and has been an integral part of the Nuggets' offense. While he only scored 14 points on Wednesday, he saw his fewest minutes of the season. Before that, he dropped at least 35 in back-to-back games. He has been able to get to the line at least 11 times in 3 of his last 6 games and has made at least 4 3s in 4 of his last 6 games.
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