Denver Nuggets 2024 NBA Championship Odds
The Denver Nuggets are suffering from the same championship hangover that their NHL cousin, the Colorado Avalanche, went through last season. Denver remains one of the top teams in the NBA but is not nearly as sharp as they were last season. Still, the Nuggets will be in the mix to repeat as the 2024 NBA champions. The main reason is that Denver is a proven winner with a loaded roster led by 2021 and 2022 NBA Most Valuable Player award winner Nikola Jokic. As long as Jokic is in the lineup, Denver can beat anyone they face.
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At the approach of the All-Star Break, the Denver Nuggets are 36-16 straight up, 21-29-1 against the spread, and 18-32 over/under the total. Late on Denver has covered two out of their last eight games. While the Nuggets have gone under the total in eight of its previous nine matchups. Denver is 4th in the Western Conference playoff standings. Denver is a half-game behind the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference playoff race.
Denver has NBA metrics of 16th for scoring offense, 6th for field goal percentage, 13th for 3-point field goal percentage, 28th for free throw percentage, and 10th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Nuggets have NBA metrics of 4th for scoring defense, 9th for field goal percentage permitted, 13th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 6th for defensive rebounding.
Gamblers are justifiably annoyed at the poor value offered by the Nuggets. Denver is too popular with the masses and suffering from a championship hangover.
Denver Nuggets Key Players
C Nikola Jokic leads the Nuggets with 26.3 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 9.0 assists per game. Jokic is a 2-time NBA MVP, 6-time NBA All-Star, and was the 2023 NBA Finals MVP. Incredibly, he was a second-round pick in the 2014 NBA Draft out of Serbia. This is the fourth consecutive season that Jokic is averaging 24.0 points per game or higher and double digits for rebounds.
PG Jamal Murray is averaging 21.0 points per game. Murray was the 7th overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft out of Kentucky by the Nuggets. This is the third consecutive season that Murray is averaging over 20 points per game.
SF Michael Porter Jr is averaging 15.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest. Porter was the 14th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft out of Missouri by the Nuggets.
Denver Nuggets Head Coach
Head coach Michael Malone has been on the job since 2015. Malone has previous head coaching experience with the Sacramento Kings. He has led a franchise renaissance with Denver. His record at Denver is 402-286.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 5)
SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
2022–23 |
82 |
53 |
29 |
1st, Northwest |
NBA Champions, 4–1 (Heat) |
2021–22 |
82 |
48 |
34 |
2nd, Northwest |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Warriors) |
2020–21 |
72 |
47 |
25 |
2nd, Northwest |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0–4 (Suns) |
2019–20 |
73 |
46 |
27 |
1st, Northwest |
Lost in Conference Finals, 1–4 (Lakers) |
2018–19 |
82 |
54 |
28 |
1st, Northwest |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Trail Blazers) |
Denver Nuggets History
Denver is arguably the most successful franchise to have never reached the NBA Finals. The Denver Nuggets have made the playoffs 38 times and have an overall record above .500 in their 56 seasons between the ABA and the NBA. They have had some of the most exciting players in the league during their history, but a title remained elusive until 2023.
This franchise was founded in 1967 as the Denver Larks. They changed their name to the Rockets before their first game, and they became the Denver Nuggets when they were accepted as one of the four franchises that would join the NBA from the ABA. They were a perennial playoff team in the ABA, and that continued in the NBA, as Denver made the postseason in 21 of its first 23 seasons.
While the Nuggets were a continual playoff team, they could not advance further than the Western Conference Finals. Denver has had stars like Dan Issel, Alex English, David Thompson, Carmelo Anthony, and Dikembe Mutombo. Still, the Nuggets lost in all four of their trips to the Western Conference Finals until 2023. Most recently, Denver bested Utah and the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games to make the Western Conference Finals during the 2019-20 season, but the Nuggets could not beat the Los Angeles Lakers. Finally, in 2023, Denver won its first NBA title.
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