The Denver Nuggets look to earn a split of the season series when they visit the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. Denver (44-31), which is sixth in the Western Conference, suffered a 115-107 home loss against Charlotte in December after having won the previous five meetings between the teams. The Hornets (39-36) pulled even with Brooklyn for eighth in the East after posting their seventh win in eight games on Sunday, a 119-110 road triumph over the Nets.

Tipoff at the Spectrum Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Denver is a 3.5-point favorite in the latest Nuggets vs. Hornets odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 233.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows Denver is led offensively by Nikola Jokic, who ranks 10th in the NBA in scoring with an average of 26.3 points. The 27-year-old Serbian center also is second in rebounding (13.5) and eighth in assists (7.9). Jokic posted his league-leading 60th double-double of the season and nearly had his 19th triple-double when he registered 35 points, 12 boards and eight assists in the Nuggets' 113-107 home victory against Oklahoma City on Saturday.

The model also knows LaMelo Ball matched Brooklyn's entire output from beyond the arc on Sunday, making seven 3-pointers en route to a 33-point performance for Charlotte. The 20-year-old point guard has eclipsed the 30-point plateau twice in his last three outings after failing to reach the mark in 15 consecutive contests.  Ball is averaging 20 points this season while Miles Bridges, who scored 24 at Brooklyn, leads the Hornets with 20.1 per game.

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