Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets (45-24) have a chance to grab an upset win when they take the court as just 1-point underdogs (per DraftKings) against Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz (43-26) on Saturday.

The betting insights in this article reflect data as of August 8, 2020, 1:40 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds.

Jazz vs Nuggets Betting Odds

Injury Report as of August 8

Jazz: Bojan Bogdanovic: Out For Season (Right Wrist), Donovan Mitchell: Day To Day (Left Lower Leg), Nigel Williams-Goss: Day To Day (Sprained Left Ankle), Mike Conley Jr.: Day To Day (Knee), Royce O’Neale: Day To Day (Calf)
Nuggets: Jamal Murray: Day To Day (Hamstring), Gary Harris: Day To Day (Hip), Paul Millsap: Day To Day (Rest), Will Barton: Day To Day (Knee), Vlatko Cancar: Out (Foot), Troy Daniels: Day To Day (Hip)

Head to Head

Denver leads the season series 2-0 over Utah. The Nuggets have a 2-0 record against the spread in games against the Jazz.

Date Favorite Home Team Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result
2/5/2020 Jazz Jazz -10 215.5 -501 382 98-95 DEN*
1/30/2020 Jazz Nuggets -2.5 215.5 -139 116 106-100 DEN*
  • 2/5/2020 DNP – Nuggets: Will Barton, Paul Millsap, Jerami Grant
  • 1/30/2020 DNP – Jazz: Mike Conley;Nuggets: Jamal Murray, Paul Millsap

Jazz Betting Information

  • Utah has a losing 33-35-1 record against the spread this season.
  • The Jazz have not fared well as a 1-point favorite, going 25-28-1 against the spread when favored by 1 point.
  • Utah has covered the over/under the majority of the time, in 37 of 69 games (53.6%).

Nuggets Betting Information

  • Denver hit the over in 49.3% of its games (34 of 69 games).
  • Denver has a losing (31-32-4) record against the spread this season.
  • The Nuggets have an against-the-spread record of 10-10 when they’re at least 1-point underdogs.

Jazz Leaders

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Donovan Mitchell 67 24.0 4.4 4.2 1.0 0.2 2.5
Jordan Clarkson 68 15.1 2.7 2.0 0.7 0.2 2.0
Rudy Gobert 66 15.1 13.6 1.5 0.8 2.0 0.0
Mike Conley 45 14.4 3.2 4.5 0.8 0.1 2.0
Joe Ingles 69 9.9 3.9 5.1 0.9 0.1 2.0

Nuggets Leaders

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Nikola Jokic 69 20.2 10.0 7.0 1.2 0.6 1.1
Jamal Murray 55 18.8 3.9 4.8 1.2 0.3 1.9
Will Barton 58 15.1 6.3 3.7 1.1 0.5 1.9
Paul Millsap 47 11.9 5.9 1.6 0.9 0.6 1.1
Jerami Grant 68 11.8 3.5 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.4

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