Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 4/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The San Antonio Spurs (20-60) welcome the Denver Nuggets (56-24) at Frost Bank Center on Friday.

The Nuggets played the Timberwolves and earned the victory with a final of 116-107 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Nuggets finished with 21 and the Timberwolves accumulated 21 personal fouls. They buried 13 out of their 30 tries from downtown. Minnesota finished 57.1% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of their 21 shots. Furthermore, Minnesota grabbed 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Minnesota doled out 23 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defending, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 41 of 82 shooting. They also doled out 31 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they earned 44 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Nuggets made 13 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 56.5%. Denver ended the game having earned a 55.4% FG percentage (46 of 83) and made 11 of 25 3-pointers.

Nikola Jokic is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He recorded 41 points on 16 of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and grabbed 11 boards. Jokic shot 80.0% from the floor and dished out 7 dimes.

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Denver enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 56-24 for the year. They average 114.7 points per outing (14th in basketball) while going 49.6% from the floor. The Nuggets are shooting 37.5% on three-point attempts (933 of 2,488) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Denver is pulling in 39.7 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 2,352 assists for the campaign, which is 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.2 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nuggets are forcing 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They give up 35.5% on three-point shots and they are ranked 6th in the league in points per game from their opponents (109.4). The Nuggets defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.1% (3,242 of 7,025) and they surrender 38.1 boards per game as a team. They are 9th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,055 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Spurs went home defeated by a final of 127-89 when they played the Thunder. The Spurs corralled 43 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the contest. They also turned it over 15 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Thunder had 16 fouls in this contest which got the Spurs to the free throw line for 20 shots. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a clip of 80.0%. In regard to 3-pointers, San Antonio knocked down 9 of their 40 tries (22.5%). When the game finished, the Spurs finished the game shooting 32 out of 96 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3%. The Spurs permitted the Thunder to bury 47 of 101 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.5% for the contest. They shot 42.1% from beyond the arc by going 16 out of 38 and finished the contest at 17 of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). When it comes to rebounds, San Antonio allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 62 in all (7 offensive).

Zach Collins was important for the Spurs in this matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and added 7 rebounds. Collins recorded 20 points in his 26 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists for the contest.

San Antonio has a record of 20-60 this season. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 25th in basketball. San Antonio has accounted for 8,948 pts for the year (111.9 per game) and they collect 40.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.8 times per contest (2nd in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.9 times per game. The Spurs are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls every game and they go 78.4% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense gives up 37.4% on 3-pointers (1,019 of 2,722) and opponents are connecting on 78.4% of their free throw shots. They have given up 28.1 assists and 41.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 25th and 26th in basketball. The Spurs are ranked 25th in the league in points per game surrendered with 118.9. They have forced 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.8% from the field (22nd in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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