Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/10/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: TNT

The Denver Nuggets (39-26) will take on the Golden State Warriors (44-22) at Ball Arena on Thursday.

The Warriors faced the Clippers and notched a win by a score of 112-97 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Warriors ended up with 20 and the Clippers recorded 13 personal fouls. They made 12 of their 39 attempts from long range. Los Angeles finished the game at 82.6% from the charity stripe by burying 19 of 23 attempts. Moreover, Los Angeles collected 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Los Angeles recorded 47 dimes and had 23 steals for the matchup. When discussing defense, Golden State allowed 35.5% from the floor on 33 of 93 shooting. They also recorded 33 assists in the game in addition to forcing 3 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning rebounding, they compiled 51 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Warriors converted 11 of 13 tries for a rate of 84.6%. Golden State ended having earned a 47.8% FG percentage (44 out of 92) and buried 13 out of their 34 3-pointers.

Jonathan Kuminga is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. Kuminga finished the contest at 58.3% from the field and also dished out 6 assists. He saw the court for 26 mins played and collected 6 boards. He ended up scoring 21 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Golden State comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 44-22 for the campaign. They turn it over 15.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Golden State is collecting 45.5 boards per game and has racked up 1,804 assists this year, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Warriors are shooting 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (955 of 2,630) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.2 pts per contest (11th in basketball) while hitting 46.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Warriors are able to force 15.0 turnovers every game while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are 6th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,501 conceded this season. The Warriors defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (2,498 of 5,708) and they surrender 42.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 33.8% on three-point shots while they are 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (104.9).

When they last played, the Nuggets got the victory with a final of 131-124 when they faced the Warriors. The Nuggets recorded 34 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Warriors were called for 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 41 tries. They were able to bury 29 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.7%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Denver knocked down 10 of their 32 tries (31.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nuggets shot 46 out of 84 from the floor which had them sitting at 54.8%. The Nuggets permitted the Warriors to make 45 of their 88 tries from the field which had them shooting 51.1% for this contest. They finished 42.5% from three-point range by connecting on 17 of 40 and ended up going 17 out of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). In the matter of rebounding, Denver permitted Golden State to grab 32 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Nikola Jokic ended up having an impact for the Nuggets for the matchup. Jokic racked up 32 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 13 assists for this game. He converted 12 of 17 in this contest for a rate of 70.6%, and accumulated 15 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 39-26 for the season. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 19.6 fouls every game and they shoot 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 27.4 times per game (2nd in the league) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per contest. Denver has accumulated 7,232 pts this season (111.3 per contest) and they grab 44.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nuggets are shooting 47.6% from the field, which ranks 3rd in basketball.

The Denver defense concedes 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (757 of 2,232) and opponents are converting on 75.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 24.6 assists and 42.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 16th and 5th in the league. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the league in PPG allowed with 108.3. They have forced 13.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the floor (22nd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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