Denver Nuggets vs. Atlanta Hawks: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, start time, TV channel

Who is playing

Atlanta Falcons @ Denver Nuggets

Current records: Atlanta 18-15, Denver 18-13

How to watch

• When: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 9 pm Eastern Time
• Where: Ball Stadium – Denver, Colorado
• TV: Altitude sports and entertainment
• Continue: CBS Sports App
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try it for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Ticket cost: $35.00

What to know

The Nuggets are 8-2 against the Hawks since January 2020 and will have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Denver Nuggets will host the Atlanta Hawks at 9:00 pm ET at Ball Arena. Keep an eye on the score for this one – both posted high point totals in their previous games.

Last Monday, the Nuggets earned a 132-121 victory over the Jazz. The victory marked back-to-back victories for Denver.

The Nuggets’ success was the result of a balanced attack in which several players stepped up, but Nikola Jokic led the charge by posting a triple-double with 36 points, 22 rebounds and 11 assists. The game was Jokic’s seventh consecutive game with at least 30 points. Russell Westbrook was another key player, achieving a triple-double with 16 points, ten rebounds and ten assists.

The Nuggets were working as a unit and finished the game with 38 assists (ranked first in assists per game overall). That good performance was nothing new for the team: they have already accumulated at least 29 assists in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, the Hawks came into Sunday’s matchup with three straight wins (a stretch in which they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 points) and left with even more momentum. They finished the year with a bang, defeating Toronto 136-107. That 29-point margin marks the best mark for a new team for Atlanta this season.

Trae Young was the offensive standout of the game when he went 7 of 13 from downtown and had a double-double with 34 points and ten assists. What’s more, he also accumulated seven three-pointers, the most he has achieved since February 2024. Another player who made the difference was De’Andre Hunter, who hit 8 of 11 and added 22 points plus three steals.

Denver’s victory raised its record to 18-13. As for Atlanta, their victory raised their record to 18-15.

Looking ahead, the Nuggets are the favorites in this one, as experts expect to see them win by 5.5 points. It might be worth making a quick bet as they have covered the spread the last four times they played Atlanta.

Everything went well for the Nuggets against the Hawks in their previous meeting in December 2024, when the Nuggets claimed a 141-111 victory. In that game, the Nuggets built a 71-48 halftime lead, an impressive feat they will look to repeat on Wednesday.

Odd

Denver is a solid 5.5-point favorite against Atlanta, according to the latest report. NBA Odds.

Bettors had a good idea of ​​the line for this one, as the game began with the Nuggets as 5-point favorites.

Bettors expect fireworks from the offense and set the over/under at 246 points.

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History of the series

Denver has won 8 of its last 10 games against Atlanta.

• December 8, 2024: Denver 141 vs. Atlanta 111
• April 6, 2024: Denver 142 vs. Atlanta 110
• December 11, 2023: Denver 129 vs. Atlanta 122
• February 4, 2023: Denver 128 vs. Atlanta 108
• December 2, 2022: Atlanta 117 vs. Denver 109
• December 17, 2021: Denver 133 vs. Atlanta 115
• November 12, 2021: Denver 105 vs. Atlanta 96
• March 28, 2021: Denver 126 vs. Atlanta 102
• February 21, 2021: Atlanta 123 vs. Denver 115
• January 6, 2020: Denver 123 vs. Atlanta 115