San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 4/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The San Antonio Spurs (18-57) are on their way to Ball Arena on Tuesday where they will go up against the Denver Nuggets (52-23).

The Spurs took the court against the Warriors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-113 in their last game. San Antonio wrapped up the game with a 44.9% field goal percentage (40 of 89) and knocked down 17 of their 43 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Spurs knocked down 16 of 18 tries for a rate of 88.9%. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected 45 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 31 assists in this contest as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to defending, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 48.9% from the field on 45 of 92 shooting. Golden State recorded 34 assists and had 15 steals in this game. Furthermore, Golden State grabbed 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Golden State ended up going 84.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 13 tries. They also made 16 out of their 39 tries from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Spurs left the arena with 12 while the Warriors totaled 14 personal fouls.

Victor Wembanyama is one player who played a role in the matchup. Wembanyama finished the game shooting 45.5% from the floor and also earned 5 assists. He saw the court for 31 minutes and pulled down 9 rebounds. He scored 32 points on 10 of 22 shooting.

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San Antonio will play this contest with a record of 18-57 on the season. They average 112.2 pts per game (22nd in the NBA) while hitting 46.3% from the floor. The Spurs are hitting 34.8% on three-point attempts (941 of 2,702) and 78.4% from the free throw line. As a team, San Antonio is pulling down 43.7 rebounds per contest and has totaled 2,233 assists on the season, which ranks 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.0 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Spurs are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are surrendering 37.8% on three-point shots and they rank 25th in the league in opponents PPG (119.2). The Spurs defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 49.1% (3,377 of 6,878) and they surrender 45.3 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 26th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,107 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 130-101 when they played the Cavaliers. When discussing team rebounding, Denver allowed Cleveland to collect 28 in total (6 on the offensive side). They went 32.0% from 3-point land by going 8 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 21 from the charity stripe (81.0%). The Nuggets permitted the Cavaliers to knock down 38 of 82 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 46.3% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Nuggets went 50 for 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.5%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Denver knocked down 21 of their 33 attempts (63.6%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 69.2%. The Cavaliers earned 12 fouls in the matchup which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They turned it over 16 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Nuggets were able to pull down 40 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 51 in this contest.

Nikola Jokic pitched in for the Nuggets for the matchup. Jokic earned 26 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 16 dimes for the matchup. He converted 11 of 18 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 61.1%, and had 18 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 52-23 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets are shooting 49.5% from the field, which is ranked 5th in the NBA. Denver has tallied 8,593 points so far this year (114.6 per contest) and they pull in 44.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.3 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per contest. The Nuggets commit 18.2 fouls every game and they go 76.5% from the charity stripe.

The Denver defense gives up 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (841 of 2,346) and their opponents are knocking down 77.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 25.7 dimes and 42.0 boards per game, which is ranked 9th and 6th in basketball. The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 7th in the league in points allowed per contest with 109.8. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (8th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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