Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/17/26

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Denver Nuggets

76ers vs Nuggets Pickswise Expert Predictions

Point Spread Pick
DEN Nuggets -15.5(-110)

Only 1 point separated the 76ers and Nuggets in the first meeting this season, but Tuesday’s game could be a stark contrast to that game since Philadelphia enters this contest as a +15.5 underdog. That’s mainly due to most star power being out. Tyrese Maxey is dealing with a finger injury, Joel Embiid is out with an oblique issue and Kelly Oubre Jr.’s elbow will cause him to sit this one out. Paul George still has a week left on his suspension, so the Sixers could struggle to find enough points against a superior Nuggets team.

Denver’s last game saw them lose a thriller in LA against the Lakers 127-125 in OT. The team looked very gassed in the extra 5 minutes of play; they just weren’t able to overcome Luka Doncic in that game. Aaron Gordon is improving day by day; he is expected to ramp up his production in this final stretch of regular-season games. Winning this game is a priority for the Nuggets, who are still very much in contention for the third seed. However, the Lakers now have a 2-game edge. With the 2 teams in front of Denver battling again on Wednesday, a win here would do wonders for the confidence of the Nuggets — who are just 5-5 SU in their last 10 games.

On paper you would think Philadelphia is in fine form given its 3 wins in 4 games, but those were against Memphis, Brooklyn and Portland — which isn’t exactly a good measuring stick. This should be all Denver as long as it guards against complacency. The Nuggets have won 6 of 7 at home against Philly and they are also 5-1 SU in 6 meetings overall. I’ll back them despite the big spread they have to cover.

76ers vs Nuggets prediction: Denver -15.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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The 76ers' last 3 games versus the Nuggets have gone over the Total.

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The 76ers have covered in 36 of their 68 games this season.

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The Nuggets have won 6 of their last 7 home games against the 76ers.

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