Nba: Hornets At Nuggets Picks – 9:30Pm Est On Tnt

The fans at Pepsi Center will be treated to a game between the New Orleans Hornets and the Denver Nuggets when they take their seats on Thursday night at 9:30pm EST in a game that can be seen on TNT. NBA picks have the Nuggets listed as 14.5-point favorites at home against the Hornets while the game’s total is listed at 217. The Hornets were defeated 131-121 by the Warriors last time out as 4-point underdogs in NBA odds. That game’s 252 points sailed OVER the posted total of 228 at online sportsbooks.

David West tossed in a game-high 36 points to go with a season high 15 rebounds for a double-double while Morris Peterson added 17 in the loss. The Hornets have now lost eight out of their last nine road games. “They were unreal,” said Peterson after the game. “Every time we looked up it seemed like they were taking the ball to the basket. We’re up by 21 and they just got hot as a team.” Heading into tonight’s game on TNT, New Orleans is 33-36 straight up in NBA picks, 31-37-1 against the spread as underdogs in NBA odds and 2-8 after playing Golden State. Bet the Hornets +14.5 as road underdogs against the Nuggets with up to 155% in total bonuses and a 110% poker bonus.

Carmelo Anthony went for 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Nuggets past the Washington Wizards 97-87 on Tuesday night. Denver failed to cover as 14.5-point home favorites in NBA picks while the game played UNDER the 212-point total set at online sportsbooks. The Nuggets had a rough start netting only 18 points in the first quarter but finished strong with 32 in the fourth to win the game by 10 points. Nuggets coach George Karl returned to the bench after missing a week due to cancer treatments. “Seeing him coming back in a happy manner, despite all the things he’s going through, and to see him not down, we know deep down inside, it’s a tough task for him,” Anthony said after the game. “For him to come in and see us, and we can uplift his spirits, makes us feel good. Bet the Nuggets -14.5 as home favorites in NBA odds against the Hornets with up to 155% in total bonuses!

Heading into tonight’s game on TNT, Denver is 46-22 straight up on the season, 31-32-5 against the spread as favorites in NBA picks and 5-5 after playing the Wizards. The Nuggets are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans and 7-1 straight up in their last 8 games. New Orleans is 2-7 against the spread in their last 9 games when playing Denver and 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games. The total has gone OVER in 5 of the Nuggets last 6 games at home and OVER in 5 of New Orleans’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver. Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have the Denver Nuggets -14 favorites against the New Orleans Hornets with a total of 216.5.

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