Denver Nuggets vs. Toronto Raptors Prop Pick: Can Jakob Poeltl Dominate the Glass Against Nuggets?
The Toronto Raptors will host the high-powered Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. Can Jakob Poeltl steal rebounds away from Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets in Toronto? Hollywood Picks provides his top prop pick in Nuggets vs. Raptors.
Hollywood Picks - December 20, 2023, 3:30 PM EST
5 minDenver Nuggets vs. Toronto Raptors Prop Pick: Can Jakob Poeltl Dominate the Glass Against Nuggets?
The Denver Nuggets travel to Toronto tonight to take on the Raptors. The Nuggets have the former MVP, Nikola Jokic, and that means they will need a big body to guard him tonight. The person they will be having guard him is Jakob Poeltl. On the season, the Nuggets have given up tons of rebounds to opposing centers, so I believe he will have himself a game tonight.
Nuggets vs. Raptors Date, Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: December 20, 2023
- Game Time: 7:30 pm ET
- Where to Watch: NBA League Pass
Denver Nuggets vs. Toronto Raptors Prediction
Jakob Poeltl has gone over this line in 17 out of 26 games this season and is averaging 8.2 rebounds. Poeltl comes into this game against the Nuggets with a line set at 7.5 rebounds. This line is usually at 8.5 rebounds, but is slightly reduced because his minutes have been very iffy. However, Poeltl will get his normal run of 25-30 minutes as the Nuggets don't play small ball like other NBA teams.
When teams play small ball, Darko doesn't play him much since Scottie Barnes and Pascal Siakam cover a lot of interior defense when needed. We saw this last game when Poeltl only played 15 minutes versus a small Hornets squad. When Poeltl plays 25+ minutes, he's hit this rebounding line in 14 out of 17 games. In the two games Poeltl played against the Nuggets last season, he had games of nine and 11 rebounds, respectively.
The Nuggets this season are allowing the 8th most rebounds to opposing centers and in the last 7 games, they have been allowing the 4th most. Recent centers have dominated rebounds against the Nuggets: Powell (8), Chet (11), Sharpe (13) and Claxton (9), Vucevic (16), Capela (8), Sengun (10) and Smith (10), Theis (11) and Zubac (9), and Sabonis (15). Honestly, that list could go on forever.
Poeltl is averaging the most potential rebounds on the Raptors this season with 15.4. This play isn't necessarily about the specific matchup, but just more about the fact that Poeltl's only worry here is the minutes but against a team that doesn't play small ball, they're gonna need Poeltl's size tonight.
Denver Nuggets vs. Toronto Raptors Prop Pick
Pick: Jakob Poeltl Over 7.5 Rebounds (-130) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds
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