Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 4/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Golden State (+2)

The Golden State Warriors (53-29) are headed to Ball Arena on Thursday where they will go up against the Denver Nuggets (48-34). Denver opens this contest as 2-point favorites. The total is set at 224.

The Warriors took the court against the Nuggets and walked away with a win by a score of 126-106 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Warriors ended up walking away with 20 and the Nuggets totaled 16 personal fouls. They also converted 13 of their 36 attempts from three-point range. Denver shot 90.5% from the charity stripe by making 19 of 21 attempts. Furthermore, Denver pulled down 30 rebounds (17 offensive, 13 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Denver earned 47 dimes and had 20 steals in this contest. Concerning defense, Golden State allowed 42.5% from the field on 37 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 27 dimes in the matchup while forcing 4 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 35 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Warriors buried 17 of their 24 tries for a rate of 70.8%. Golden State ended the game having earned a 54.8% field goal percentage (46 out of 84) and converted 17 of their 40 3-pointers.

Jordan Poole is someone who was important for this game. Poole went 62.5% from the field and also totaled 8 dimes. He saw the court for 34 minutes and snagged 5 boards. He recorded 29 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Golden State will take the court with a mark of 53-29 so far this year. They are averaging 111.0 pts per game (15th in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Warriors are shooting 36.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,176 of 3,231) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Golden State is grabbing 45.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 2,223 dimes this year, which has them ranked 5th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a group they commit 21.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Warriors are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are conceding 33.9% on shots from distance and they are 3rd in basketball in PPG allowed (105.5). The Warriors defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.8% (3,111 of 7,098) and they concede 42.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 2nd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,875 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nuggets took a loss by a final score of 126-106 when they played the Warriors. The Nuggets collected 30 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 47 for this contest. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Warriors earned 9 fouls in this matchup which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to bury 19 of them for a percentage of 90.5%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Denver made 13 out of 36 tries (36.1%). Overall, the Nuggets shot 37 out of 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.5%. The Nuggets allowed the Warriors to bury 46 of 84 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 54.8% in the matchup. They finished 42.5% from three-point range by shooting 17 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 24 at the charity stripe (70.8%). When talking about rebounds, Denver permitted Golden State to collect 29 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Nikola Jokic pitched in for the Nuggets for this game. Jokic earned 26 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 4 assists for the game. He converted 9 out of 20 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 45.0%, and had 11 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss record of 48-34 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Nuggets are hitting on 48.3% from the field, which has them ranked 2nd in the league. Denver has 9,243 pts for the season (112.7 per game) and they collect 44.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 27.8 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per contest. The Nuggets have committed 20.0 fouls every game and they hit 79.5% from the charity stripe.

The Nuggets are ranked 14th in the league in PPG given up with 110.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (21st in basketball). The Denver defense concedes 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (971 of 2,806) and their opponents are making 75.7% of their free throw shots. They surrender 25.4 dimes and 42.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 22nd and 4th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State (+2)

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