The Denver Nuggets are on the second night of a back-to-back set on Wednesday, Feb. 4 and they'll meet another Eastern Conference contender when they visit Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Knicks. Denver fell to the Detroit Pistons 124-121 on Tuesday. The Knicks are also on the second night of a back-to-back after defeating the Wizards 132-101.
The injury report is clean on both sides outside of the long-term injuries for Aaron Gordon and Cameron Johnson. Everyone on Denver who suited up Tuesday is good to go for Wednesday's game, including Nikola Jokic who recently returned from a knee injury. New York was unlikely to have anyone resting with Tuesday's game being a comfortable win, and only Josh Hart is being listed as questionable with an ankle injury.
We've put together a three-leg same-game parlay for Nuggets vs. Knicks on Wednesday, Feb. 4, with odds from DraftKings Sportsbook and recommendations from the SportsLine Projection Model. For the latest game forecast for Nuggets vs. Knicks and more NBA player prop recommendations, head to SportsLine.
Nuggets vs. Knicks NBA same-game parlay picks
Knicks -5.5
The equation here is simple. The Nuggets are going to have some tired legs here, while the Knicks are going to be slightly more rested. New York is also at home, where it is 20-6 straight up and 18-8 ATS. This spread could change during the day depending on Denver's injury report. For now, the SportsLine Projection Model has the Knicks covering in 61% of simulations.
Over 226.5
The model has an "A" grade for this play, as the Over hits in 64.6% of simulations. The Knicks are 25-26 to the Over on the season and 12-14 to the Over as the home team, while the Nuggets are 32-19 to the Over as a whole and 17-10 to the Over as the road side. With all the starters good to go for both teams, these offenses should be able to surpass this total on the second night of a back-to-back.
Jalen Brunson Over 32.5 points + assists
Brunson has been relatively quiet scoring the ball over the last few games, tallying more than 30 points just once in his last 13 contests. However, he's hit 20+ points 10 times and he did just log 13 assists a few games ago against the Lakers. The star guard seems due for a big scoring night, which should help push him past this line as long as he keeps up his usual assist rate. The model has Brunson at 33.2 points + assists on Wednesday.
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