Two of the NBA’s best scorers take the court when Nikola Jokic (seventh, 29.0 PPG) and the Denver Nuggets (13-6) visit Kevin Durant (second, 31.3 PPG) and the Phoenix Suns (11-7) on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN, AZFamily, and ALT. The Nuggets are 2.5-point favorites. The point total is 224 in the matchup.
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How Do I Watch Nuggets vs. Suns?
- Game Day: Friday, December 1, 2023
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, AZFamily, and ALT
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Arena: Footprint Center
Betting Lines For Denver vs. Phoenix
Nuggets vs Suns Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
| Nuggets |
-2.5 |
224 |
Nuggets Betting Stats & Information
- The Nuggets have won 12 of the 18 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (66.7%).
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -137 or shorter, Denver has a record of 12-5 (70.6% win percentage).
- The Nuggets are 7-11-1 against the spread this season.
- The Nuggets have a 6-10-1 record against the spread this season when favored by 2.5 points or more.
- The average point total in Denver’s games this season is 0.1 fewer points than the over/under of 224 in this matchup.
- Seven of the Nuggets’ 18 games with a set total have hit the over (38.9%).
Phoenix Betting Stats & Info
- The Suns have won two of the four games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Phoenix has a record of 2-2 when it is set as the underdog by +116 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The Suns have covered the spread eight times over 18 games with a set spread.
- The Suns are 3-1 ATS when playing as at least 2.5-point underdogs.
- The average point total for Phoenix this year is 5.6 points higher than this game’s over/under.
- Games involving the Suns have hit the over 12 times this year.
Nuggets vs. Suns Season Stat Comparison
| Nuggets Rank |
Nuggets AVG |
|
Suns AVG |
Suns Rank |
| 13th |
114.2 |
Points Scored |
116.4 |
7th |
| 7th |
109.7 |
Points Allowed |
113.2 |
17th |
| 13th |
44.4 |
Rebounds |
44.2 |
16th |
| 12th |
11.5 |
Off. Rebounds |
11.1 |
14th |
| 19th |
11.8 |
3pt Made |
12.7 |
13th |
| 2nd |
29.4 |
Assists |
26.3 |
12th |
| 5th |
12.2 |
Turnovers |
14.2 |
21st |
Nuggets vs. Suns Injury Updates
Nuggets
| Name |
Game Status |
Injury |
| Vlatko Cancar |
Out |
Knee |
| Aaron Gordon |
Questionable |
Heel |
Suns
| Name |
Game Status |
Injury |
| Bradley Beal |
Out |
Back |
| Devin Booker |
Out |
Ankle |
| Damion Lee |
Out |
Knee |
| Grayson Allen |
Questionable |
Illness |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Denver Nuggets Leaders
- The Nuggets get 29.0 points, 13.2 rebounds and 9.2 assists from Jokic.
- Michael Porter Jr. makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Nuggets, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.2 per contest.
Phoenix Suns Leaders
- Durant averages 31.3 points per game, while also collecting 6.9 rebounds and dishing out 5.5 assists per game.
- Jusuf Nurkic averages 10.9 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.
- Eric Gordon is dependable from distance with 2.8 made threes per game.
