The Denver Nuggets are all banged up, but the most important injury is to Nikola Jokic's knee. Jokic looks like he will miss an extended period. The Atlanta Hawks will be missing a key player after trading Trae Young to Washington and will be shorthanded themselves tonight. Between Jokic and Young, you're looking at 50 points and 20 assists that will be missing from tonight's game, and I just don't see this one making it almost to 240 combined points. Atlanta has really been struggling at 3-9 in their last 12, and have played four of their last five UNDER the total. Denver has a losing record in their last 11 games, and has played three of their last five to the UNDER. Make the play UNDER the total.
This pick was released to clients on January 09, 2026 at 11:47AM ET.
Atlanta at Denver
January 9, 2026
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 236.5 -118 (risk 1 to return 1.85)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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