T.M. Selection: Denver Nuggets.

I like the Denver Nuggets to cover the spread against the Charlotte Hornets in this game on Monday. The Nuggets have looked good in their games lately with 2/3 wins in their previous 3 games and I think they can get another win here over the Hornets. The Nuggets have been surging lately picking up a lot of wins and they are in the 6th place position in the West at the moment but they are also trying to avoid playing in a play-in game for the playoffs. They are catching the Hornets at a good time since they are on a B2B where they had to travel back from Brooklyn and they even beat the Nets in their road game during Kyrie Irving's home debut this year. I think the Hornets are going to be gassed from that win plus the travel, I expect this to be a bit of a let down for them while the Nuggets are rested having last played on Saturday. The Hornets have looked really good themselves lately winning 7/8 of their previous 8 games but I think this is a great spot for them to slip up in and lose. Nikola Jokic has been really hot over their previous 3 games with 28+ points in all of them, 30+ points in 2 of those games, and I think this will be another game where he has a big night and helps lift his team to victory. I like the Nuggets to cover the spread in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 111-101 Nuggets.