NBA Best Bets: Grizzlies vs. Nuggets Picks for November 17

Published 11:39 pm Saturday, November 16, 2024

The Memphis Grizzlies (7-6) are 6.5-point favorites as they try to extend a three-game home win streak when they take on the Denver Nuggets (7-4) on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at FedExForum. The contest airs at 6:00 PM ET on ALT and FDSSE.

If you hope to make an informed wager on Sunday’s game, discover the best bets available below (according to our computer predictions).

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Grizzlies vs. Nuggets Game Info

  • When: Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
  • Where: FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee
  • TV: ALT and FDSSE
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Grizzlies vs. Nuggets Best Bets

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Jaren Jackson Jr. Over 21.5 PTS

  • Jaren Jackson Jr. has scored 23.4 points per game in the 2024-25 season, 1.9 points more than Sunday’s points prop total.
  • Jackson has hit the over six times on a points prop this season (in 11 tries).
  • The Grizzlies are at the fourth spot in the NBA’s scoring rankings (120.8 points per game), while the Nuggets concede the 24th-lowest amount of points (116.5 per game).
  • Memphis has a 7-3 record when finishing with more points than 116.5.

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Nikola Jokic Over 25.5 PTS

  • Nikola Jokic is averaging 29.7 points during the 2024-25 season, 4.2 higher than Sunday’s over/under.
  • Jokic is 5-for-12 at scoring more than his points prop this season.
  • The fifth-ranked scoring NBA team (118.5 points per game) is Denver, while Memphis ranks 19th in the league defensively (113.7 conceded per game).
  • When scoring more points than 113.7, Denver is 7-1.

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Pick ATS: Nuggets (+ 6.5)

  • Memphis has eight wins in 13 games against the spread this season.
  • Denver’s record against the spread is 4-7-0.
  • As a 6.5-point favorite or greater, the Grizzlies have one win ATS (1-1) this season.
  • The Nuggets have covered every time (1-0) as a 6.5-point underdog or more this season.

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Pick OU:

Over (227.5)

  • The Grizzlies’ 13 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 227.5 points nine times.
  • The Nuggets and their opponents have combined to score more than 227.5 points in eight of 11 games this season.
  • The average total in Memphis’ contests this year is 228.7, 1.2 more than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Denver’s games this year have had a 223.3-point total on average, 4.2 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Grizzlies are the fourth-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Nuggets have scored the 25th-most points.
  • The Grizzlies are the NBA’s 18th-ranked scoring defense while the Nuggets are the second-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Grizzlies (-225)

  • The Grizzlies have entered the game as favorites eight times this season and won five of those games.
  • The Nuggets have split the two contests they have played as underdogs this season.
  • Memphis has played as a favorite of -225 or more twice this season and split those games.
  • Denver has been named as an underdog of +180 or more just one time this season and came away with a victory in that game.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Grizzlies have a 69.2% chance to win.

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