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The Denver Nuggets (0-1) host the Los Angeles Clippers (1-0) for a Christmas Day showdown at Ball Arena, tipping off at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN. The Nuggets are . The matchup has an over/under of .

The betting insights in this article reflect data from FanDuel sportsbook as of December 24, 2020, 1:06 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds.

Nuggets vs Clippers Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 24

Nuggets:
Greg Whittington: Out (Left knee),
JaMychal Green: Out (Calf)

Clippers:
Marcus Morris Sr.: Day To Day (Knee)

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Nuggets Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Nikola Jokic 73 19.9 9.7 7.0 1.2 0.6 1.1
Jamal Murray 59 18.5 4.0 4.8 1.1 0.3 1.9
Will Barton 58 15.1 6.3 3.7 1.1 0.5 1.9
Paul Millsap 51 11.6 5.7 1.6 0.9 0.6 1.1
Gary Harris 56 10.4 2.9 2.1 1.4 0.3 1.3

Clippers Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Kawhi Leonard 57 27.1 7.1 4.9 1.8 0.6 2.2
Paul George 48 21.5 5.7 3.9 1.4 0.4 3.3
Marcus Morris 43 19.6 5.4 1.4 0.8 0.4 2.7
Lou Williams 65 18.2 3.1 5.6 0.7 0.2 1.7
Luke Kennard 28 15.8 3.5 4.1 0.4 0.2 2.6

Shooting Trends

  • The Nuggets shot 47.3% from the field last season, three percentage points higher than the 44.3% the Clippers allowed to opponents.
  • Denver went 37-25-4 against the spread and 45-22 overall when it shot better than 44.3% from the field.
  • Los Angeles had a 43-19 record against the spread and a 49-13 record overall when allowing its opponents to knock down more than 47.3% of their shots from the field.
  • The Clippers’ 46.7% shooting percentage from the field last season was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Nuggets allowed to their opponents (46.5%).
  • Last season, Los Angeles had a 26-14 record against the spread and a 33-7 record overall in games the team collectively shot above 46.5% from the field.
  • When Denver’s opponents shot above 46.7% from the field last season, it was 33-14-1 against the spread and 39-10 overall.
  • The Nuggets knocked down 36.3% of their three-point shots last season, 1.6% higher than the 34.7% the Clippers allowed opponents to shoot from deep.
  • Denver put together a 27-17-3 record against the spread and a 34-14 straight-up record in games last season when the team made more than 34.7% of its three-point shots.
  • Los Angeles put up a 37-14 against the spread while going 43-8 overall in games last season when its opponents shot better than 36.3% from downtown.
  • The Clippers knocked down 37.1% of their shots from deep, which was one percentage point higher than the 36.1% the Nuggets’ opponents averaged last season.
  • Los Angeles had a 28-17 ATS record and is 32-13 straight-up when the team hit more than 36.1% of its three-point attempts.
  • Denver had a 34-17-2 ATS record and a 39-15 straight-up record last season when it knocked down more than 37.1% of its three-point attempts.
  • The Nuggets hit 11.2 three-pointers per game last season, 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 12.4 per game the Clippers gave up.
  • Los Angeles went 29-10 against the spread and 33-6 overall last season in games it out-shot its opponents from the three-point line. When Denver hit fewer threes than its opponents, it was 17-30 ATS and 20-27 straight up.
  • The Clippers ranked 13th in the NBA in made three-pointers last season, while the Nuggets allowed the 12th-fewest made threes in the league.
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Nuggets vs Clippers Stat Rankings

Nuggets Rank Nuggets AVG Clippers AVG Clippers Rank
19th 110.5 Points Scored 116 4th
11th 109.3 Points Allowed 109.9 13th
19th 43.4 Rebounds 47.1 3rd
5th 10.5 Off. Rebounds 10.5 8th
24th 11.2 3pt Made 12.4 13th
4th 25.9 Assists 23.3 22nd
7th 13.1 Turnovers 13.6 12th

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