NBA *HARDWOOD HAMMER*
(NBA) Atlanta vs. Denver,
Point Spread: -4.00 | -102.00 Denver (Home)
Result: Loss
Play: Denver Nuggets
Rating: 8*

The Denver Nuggets have played some inspired basketball of late. Sure they're coming off a 119-102 loss at LA Clippers, but they've won three on the bounce home at Pepsi Center and four of their past six overall while averaging 115.6 points per game during that stretch.

The Atlanta Hawks have been wildly inconsistent this season, and they looked pretty bad in a 92-84 home loss to Minnesota on Wednesday. The Hawks are 2-12 ATS in their last 14 games playing on one days rest and 2-7 ATS in their last nine Friday night games. The Nuggets have had an additional day of rest since their loss to the Clippers, and they're used to the high altitude in Denver.