Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/25/24

The final game of the Christmas Day NBA slate will be between the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns. The Nuggets have won 5 of their last 6 games, while the Suns have lost their last 3. These teams just went head-to-head in their last game played on December 23. The Nuggets blew out Phoenix 117-90 in Denver behind 32 points from Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets shot 51 % from the field and held the Suns to 39%. The Suns had 23 points from both Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal in that game, while Devin Booker missed it with a groin injury and remains a game-time decision for Christmas Day. The Nuggets are also dealing with injuries, as Jamal Murray will be a game-time decision heading into this contest. Murray missed Monday’s game in Denver, but could potentially return Christmas Day. Games on Christmas Day often have a level of added importance to players. If either Murray or Booker can go, I would assume they will be in Wednesday’s starting lineup.

While the Suns have lost 3 straight games, it has not been the offense’s fault. Against Detroit, the Suns shot 57% in a loss, and they shot 48% in a loss against Indiana. The Suns have not been able to chain together stops in the past week, surrendering 123.3 points per game in their last 3 games. Unfortunately for the Suns, they are going against a Nuggets’ offense that is cooking. The Nuggets are averaging 127.3 points per game, and they have been doing it without Murray. The Nuggets’ offense runs through their star, Jokic. Between Jusuf Nurkic and Mason Plumlee, the Suns don’t have someone that can matchup with Jokic and slow this offense down. This will be a good coaching test for Mike Budenholzer to see if he can make the necessary adjustments to slow Denver down enough. However, I’m siding with the safer bet that Denver continues to roll on Christmas Day, while Phoenix continues to struggle to find stops.

Nuggets vs Suns prediction: Nuggets -2 available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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