In 2025-26 the over landed in 51 of 82 Nuggets games, the highest rate in the NBA. When the Nuggets were underdogs they won 13 of 25 and returned 14.36 units.
The over, first
Denver scored 122.07 points a game, the most in the NBA, and allowed 116.93. Fifty-one of its 82 games went over and 31 under, 62.2%. No team’s games went over more often; the Utah Jazz were next, with 49.
54-28 in 82 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.
Where the money was: the plus price
Denver was favored 57 times and an underdog 25. The 25 are the story: 13-12 straight up, 18 covers, 72.0%, and 14.36 units on the moneyline. Only the San Antonio Spurs made more as underdogs, and two teams beat that 72.0% cover rate.
As favorites the Nuggets went 41-16 but covered just 26 of 57, and a unit on each of those games lost 2.36. Two of those losses came at -750: 130-127 at home to the Chicago Bulls on 17 November and 125-118 at the Memphis Grizzlies on 18 March.
2025-26 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.
Away from Denver
Backing the Nuggets in all 41 road games made 12.85 units, the most in the NBA. In their 41 home games the same bet lost 0.86. Against the spread it ran the same way, 24 covers away and 20 at home, while the wins were close, 26-15 on the road and 28-13 at home. Over the season, every game backed, Denver returned 12.00 units, second only to the Spurs.
January carried the year: 10-6 and 11.01 units, with a 125-124 win at the Philadelphia 76ers at +575 on 5 January. February went the other way, 4-7 and 5.10 units down. April closed 6-0 and 5.57 units up.
Running total over 82 priced 2025-26 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.
The West, four times each
The Jazz lost all four to Denver, yet the Nuggets covered only one of them. Against the Spurs they went 3-1 with three covers and 4.75 units. The Oklahoma City Thunder beat them three times in four, while Denver covered three. The Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves each lost three of four to Denver, with three Nuggets covers against each.
2025-26 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.
Questions and answers
How often did Nuggets games go over?
In 2025-26, 51 of 82 went over, 62.2%, the highest over rate in the NBA.
What did the Nuggets return as underdogs?
In 25 games as underdogs in 2025-26 they went 13-12, covered 18 and made 14.36 units on the moneyline.
How did the Nuggets do on the road for bettors?
A unit on them in each of their 41 road games made 12.85 units, the most in the league, and they covered 24.