Nuggets vs. Nets line, picks: Advanced computer NBA model releases selections for Friday matchup

The Denver Nuggets visit Barclays Center to take on the Brooklyn Nets in a cross-conference game at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Nuggets as 4.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 230 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before making any Nuggets vs. Nets picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past five-plus seasons. The model enters Week 9 of the 2023-24 NBA season on a sizzling 101-52 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning well over $4,000. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows the Nuggets have arguably the league's best player in Nikola Jokic. The two-time NBA MVP is averaging 26.5 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 9.3 assists per game this season, and Jokic is the engineer of an elite offense. Denver is scoring almost 1.18 points per possession and leading the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.44) this season. The Nuggets are also in the top three of the league in field goal percentage and points in the paint.

The model also knows the Nets contest shots at a high level. Brooklyn is holding opponents to only 45.7% shooting this season, a top-six mark in the NBA. That includes only 51.8% on 2-point attempts, and the Nets have a path to efficiency in keeping the Nuggets off the free throw line. Brooklyn is allowing only 21.0 free throw attempts per game, and Denver is in the bottom five of the league in free throw creation on offense.

Now, it has set its sights on Nuggets vs. Nets. We can tell you the model is leaning Under the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in over 50% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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