San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/5/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets welcome the San Antonio Spurs at Ball Arena on Saturday.

The Spurs took the court against the Raptors and went home with a loss by a final score of 143-100 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Spurs ended up finishing with 20 while the Raptors recorded 17 fouls. They also buried 14 out of their 33 tries from beyond the arc. Toronto finished shooting 93.8% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of their 16 attempts. Moreover, Toronto snagged 50 rebounds (9 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Toronto earned 31 assists and had 16 steals for the game. In relation to the defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 53.8% from the field on 57 out of 106 shooting. They also recorded 29 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned a total of 46 with 13 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Spurs converted 12 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. San Antonio finished with a 39.4% FG percentage (37 of 94) and made 14 of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Keita Bates-Diop is a guy who was a major factor in this matchup. Bates-Diop finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 25 mins and also snagged 4 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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San Antonio will play this contest with a mark of 5-3 so far this season. They have an average of 115.8 pts per game (8th in the NBA) while hitting 45.9% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 38.4% on 3-point shots (114 of 297) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Antonio is collecting 44.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 247 dimes so far this season, which ranks 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 17.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.8 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Spurs are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 20.6 fouls. They are giving up 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 30th in the league in opponents points per game (121.6). The Spurs are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.2% (370 of 752) and they concede 43.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 22nd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 217 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the Nuggets took a loss by a score of 121-110 when they played the Lakers. The Nuggets were able to collect 35 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in this matchup. They also turned it over 9 times, while earning 3 steals for this game. The Lakers were called for 17 fouls in the game which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.2%. Regarding 3-pointers, Denver converted 15 of 40 tries (37.5%). Overall, the Nuggets went 41 out of 96 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.7%. The Nuggets allowed the Lakers to convert 46 of 96 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 47.9% for the matchup. They finished 43.3% from 3-point land by hitting 13 of 30 and ended up shooting 16 out of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Denver allowed Los Angeles to get 51 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Nikola Jokic ended up having an impact for the Nuggets in the game. He converted 8 out of 16 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 14 rebounds. Jokic scored 23 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 6 dimes for the contest.

Denver has a mark of 4-3 on the season. As an offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 47.7% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in basketball. Denver has scored 799 pts on the year (114.1 per contest) and they average 45.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 26.9 times per game (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per game. The Nuggets have committed 20.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Nuggets defensively are ranked 24th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.0. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (24th in the NBA). The Denver defense allows 36.6% on shots from distance (93 of 254) and their opposition knocks down 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 26.6 dimes and 43.7 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 23rd and 15th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Denver and under the total points

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