{"id":318734,"date":"2025-01-03T13:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T18:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=318734"},"modified":"2025-01-03T13:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T18:15:12","slug":"spurs-vs-nuggets-predictions-january-3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/spurs-vs-nuggets-predictions-january-3-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs vs. Nuggets same-game parlay predictions Jan. 3: Back Jokic and Wembanyama at +270"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The present and the future clash when the Denver Nuggets host the San Antonio Spurs on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Nikola Jokic is the best player on earth and Victor Wembanyama is up next. I have prop bets on both superstars in this +270 SGP, which also features Denver to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Spurs vs. Nuggets same-game parlay predictions for Jan. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spurs vs. Nuggets predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:105028\">Embed: #105028<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Nuggets moneyline + Jokic over 1.5 threes + Wembanyama over 24.5 points (+270)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nuggets moneyline (-215):<\/strong> Denver is beginning to find its form, which should worry the rest of the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Nuggets are 8-3 over their last 11 games, averaging 127.6 points per game. <br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That includes a 4-1 record at Ball Arena with the only loss coming to the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Jokic-led offence has put up 130-plus points in four straight games, winning each of its last three by 10+ points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>San Antonio is no longer a lottery team but I still don&#8217;t trust it against the league&#8217;s elite. Especially on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spurs are 0-9 on the road against teams currently in a playoff spot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jokic over 1.5 threes (-182):<\/strong> Gone are the days when you could get this prop at a reasonable price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jokic has expanded his scoring bag by adding a lethal 3-point stroke to the arsenal. He&#8217;s making 2.2 threes a night at a stellar 49.2% clip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reigning MVP has been particularly trigger-happy since the start of December:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4.9 three-point attempts\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2+ threes in 11\/15 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On the season, Jokic has cleared this mark in 20 of 29 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Wembayama over 24.5 points<\/strong> (-167):<\/strong> Wembanyama is living up to his alien moniker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 7-foot-4 sophomore is averaging 29.3 points in his last 10 games, clearing this total eight times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wemby has shot the lights out from deep during this stretch (3.7 makes at a 38.5% rate) and Denver allows the sixth-most 3s per game (14.1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nuggets are also playing at a pace of 102.16 possessions per game \u2014 the fifth-fastest in basketball \u2014 meaning Wembanyama should get more looks than usual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back the burgeoning superstar in a solid matchup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 12:20 p.m. ET 01\/03\/2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The present and the future clash when the Denver Nuggets host the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. The pregame narrative: Nikola Jokic is the best player on earth and Victor Wembanyama is up next. I have prop bets on both superstars in this +270 SGP, which also features Denver to win. Check out my Spurs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":318813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-318734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spurs vs. Nuggets predictions: Jan. 3 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Spurs vs. Nuggets same-game parlay predictions for Jan. 3. 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