San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 4/5/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the site where the Denver Nuggets (47-32) will attempt to defeat the San Antonio Spurs (33-45) on Tuesday.

The Spurs faced off with the Trail Blazers and notched a win by a score of 113-92 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Spurs ended up finishing with 18 while the Trail Blazers racked up 14 fouls. They also converted 16 of 45 shots from 3-point land. Portland finished the game shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of 15 attempts. Additionally, Portland snagged 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 1 block. Portland totaled 39 assists and had 22 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defense, San Antonio allowed 39.3% from the field on 33 out of 84 shooting. They also distributed 25 assists in this contest while forcing 4 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 51 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Spurs converted 23 of 30 tries for a rate of 76.7%. San Antonio wrapped up the contest with a 45.2% FG percentage (38 of 84) and converted 14 of 42 3-pointers.

Tre Jones is a player who was a contributor in this game. Jones went 63.6% from the field and totaled 7 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and snagged 7 boards. He scored 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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San Antonio comes into this one with a mark of 33-45 on the season. They currently have an average of 113.2 points per contest (8th in the NBA) while hitting 46.7% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 35.1% on three-point shots (882 of 2,510) and 75.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, San Antonio is snagging 45.5 boards per game and is sitting with 2,182 dimes this year, which is 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.0 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Spurs are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They give up 36.0% on shots from distance and they are 24th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.0). The Spurs are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (3,321 of 7,115) and they relinquish 46.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 10th in the league in giving up assists with 1,866 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 129-118 when they played the Lakers. The Nuggets were able to snag 32 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for this game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. The Lakers were called for 12 personal fouls in the game which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 29 tries. They were able to knock down 23 of those for a percentage of 79.3%. Concerning shots from distance, Denver buried 12 of their 31 tries (38.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Nuggets ended up going 47 for 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 57.3%. The Nuggets permitted the Lakers to knock down 49 of their 92 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 53.3% for this contest. They finished 30.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 20 and finished the game at 14 out of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). When it comes to rebounding, Denver allowed Los Angeles to get 34 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Nikola Jokic ended up having an impact for the Nuggets in the matchup. He made 15 of 22 for this game for a field goal percentage of 68.2%, and earned 18 rebounds. Jokic totaled 38 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes for the game.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 47-32 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Nuggets are shooting 48.3% from the field, which is ranked 2nd in basketball. Denver has totaled 8,883 points so far this year (112.4 per contest) and they collect 44.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 27.8 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 19.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.5% from the free throw line.

The Nuggets on defense are ranked 14th in basketball in points given up per game with 109.9. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (23rd in the league). The Denver defense surrenders 34.4% on 3-point shots (932 of 2,709) and their opponents are converting on 75.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 25.3 assists and 42.3 rebounds per game, ranking them 21st and 4th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Antonio

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