Nuggets vs Hawks Picks and Prediction – 12/12/2023

The Denver Nuggets look to snap a three-game losing streak with a victory on the road Monday when visiting the Atlanta Hawks. Denver is 14-9 and third in the Northwest division, four games behind the first place Minnesota Timberwolves. Denver was defeated by the Houston Rockets 114-105 on Friday night. The leading scorer for Denver was Nikola Jokic with 23 points. Make sure you stay up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

Nikola Jokic is leading Denver in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 28.4 points, 13.0 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game. Michael Porter Jr. is the second leading scorer with an average of 17.6 points per game and Jamal Murray is a close third at 17.4 points per game. Denver has six players averaging double figures in scoring, and as a team the Nuggets are scoring an average of 113.6 points per game. 

The Atlanta Hawks look to snap a three-game losing streak with a victory at home when hosting Denver. Atlanta is 9-12 and third in the Southeast division, 5 ½ games behind the first place Orlando Magic. Atlanta was defeated by the Philadelphia 76ers 125-114 on Friday. The leading scorer for Atlanta in the loss was DeAndre Hunter with 24 points.

Trae Young is leading Atlanta in scoring and assists with averages of 27.2 points and 10.6 assists per game, while Clint Capela is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.5 per game. Dejounte Murray is the second leading scorer with an average of 20.0 points per game and one of seven players for Atlanta averaging double figures in scoring. Atlanta scores an average of 122.2 points per game.