Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/7/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, March 7, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (37-26) will play the Golden State Warriors (43-21) on Monday.

The Warriors faced the Lakers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-116 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Warriors walked away with 20 and the Lakers racked up 17 fouls. They also converted 18 of their 41 attempts from beyond the arc. Los Angeles finished 85.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 21 shots. In addition, Los Angeles pulled down 35 boards (12 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Los Angeles doled out 47 dimes and had 25 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, Golden State let their opponent shoot 49.4% from the field on 44 out of 89 shooting. They also doled out 22 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Warriors converted 9 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 47.4%. Golden State ended the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (46 of 92) and made 15 of their 34 3-point shots.

Jordan Poole is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. He had 23 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and collected 1 board. Poole shot 60.0% from the floor and also recorded 5 dimes.

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Golden State will play this game with a record of 43-21 on the year. They turn it over 15.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Golden State is collecting 45.5 boards per game and has earned 1,742 dimes on the campaign, which is 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. The Warriors are connecting on 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (925 of 2,556) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.0 points per game (10th in basketball) while connecting on 46.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Warriors have forced 15.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They currently rank 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,439 surrendered for the year. The Warriors defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (2,419 of 5,531) and they concede 42.6 boards per game as a team. They give up 33.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (104.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nuggets got the win with a final of 116-101 when they played the Rockets. The Nuggets earned 31 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 41 for this contest. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Rockets committed 14 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 31 tries. They were able to make 25 of those for a clip of 80.6%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Denver buried 13 out of their 33 attempts (39.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Nuggets ended up shooting 39 for 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.3%. The Nuggets allowed the Rockets to make 38 of 83 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.8% in this game. They went 27.8% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 10 of 36 and ended up shooting 15 of 22 at the charity stripe (68.2%). When talking about rebounding, Denver allowed Houston to collect 35 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

DeMarcus Cousins ended up having an impact for the Nuggets in this game. Cousins tallied 31 points in his 24 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for the contest. He knocked down 10 of 14 for the contest giving him a rate of 71.4%, and had 9 rebounds.

Denver has a record of 37-26 for the campaign. As an offense, the Nuggets are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which is ranked 3rd in the league. Denver has accumulated 6,963 points for the season (110.5 per game) and they pull down 44.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 27.2 times per game (4th in the league) and they turn it over 14.4 times per game. The Nuggets are committing 19.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 79.2% from the charity stripe.

The Nuggets are ranked 12th in the NBA in PPG given up with 107.7. They have forced 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (22nd in the league). The Denver defense gives up 33.6% from downtown (726 of 2,159) and opponents are connecting on 75.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 24.4 assists and 42.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 15th and 5th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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