Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 11/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The Denver Nuggets are headed to AT&T Center on Monday where they will meet the San Antonio Spurs.

The Nuggets faced the Spurs and earned the victory with a final of 126-101 in their last contest. Denver walked away from the contest having earned a 60.9% field goal percentage (53 of 87) and knocked down 15 of their 29 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets converted 5 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 47 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 37 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing defending, Denver allowed the other team to shoot 48.8% from the floor on 39 out of 80 shooting. San Antonio distributed 28 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Additionally, San Antonio had 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. San Antonio finished 57.9% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of 19 shots. They buried 12 of 30 attempts from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Nuggets ended up with 15 and the Spurs recorded 13 fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a guy who had an impact for this game. He left the arena with 21 points on 9 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 27 mins played and collected 6 boards. Jokic finished the game shooting 90.0% from the floor and totaled 10 dimes.

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Denver enters this matchup with a record of 6-3 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Denver is collecting 46.0 boards per contest and has racked up 257 assists this year, which is 6th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Nuggets are connecting on 42.6% on 3-pointers (126 of 296) and 72.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 116.3 pts per game (8th in basketball) while connecting on 49.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They concede 35.5% on shots from distance and they rank 20th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.4). The Nuggets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.9% (382 of 798) and they concede 41.6 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 15th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 233 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Spurs took a defeat with a final score of 126-101 against the Nuggets. The Spurs were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for this contest. They gave up possession 15 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Nuggets committed 15 personal fouls for the game which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 57.9%. When talking about three-point shots, San Antonio made 12 out of 30 tries (40.0%). When all was said and done, the Spurs ended up shooting 39 out of 80 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.8%. The Spurs permitted the Nuggets to convert 53 out of 87 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.9% for this contest. They went 51.7% from downtown by going 15 out of 29 and finished the game at 5 of 10 at the free throw line (50.0%). When talking about cleaning the glass, San Antonio allowed Denver to collect 47 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Keldon Johnson ended up being a factor for the Spurs for the matchup. Johnson earned 25 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for this game. He buried 8 of 14 for the contest giving him a rate of 57.1%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 5-5 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks 20th in the NBA. San Antonio has 1,133 pts so far this year (113.3 per game) and they snag 41.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.8 times per game (1st in the league) and they turn it over 16.7 times per game. The Spurs have committed 18.8 fouls per contest and they hit 73.3% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense surrenders 38.3% on 3-point shots (119 of 311) and their opponents are knocking down 79.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 28.0 dimes and 44.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 29th and 17th in the league. The Spurs defensively are ranked 29th in basketball in PPG given up with 121.2. They are forcing 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 50.6% from the field (30th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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