Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Frost Bank Center is the site where the San Antonio Spurs (17-16) will go up against the Denver Nuggets (19-13) on Saturday.

The Nuggets stepped onto the hardwood against the Hawks and went home with a win by a final score of 139-120 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Nuggets left the arena with 16 and the Hawks had 16 personal fouls. They also buried 16 out of their 46 tries from long range. Atlanta went 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 21 shots. Additionally, Atlanta snagged 44 rebounds (8 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Atlanta totaled 44 assists and had 8 steals for the game. When it comes to defending, Denver allowed the other team to go 45.0% from the floor on 45 of 100 shooting. They also dished out 34 dimes for the contest while forcing 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 42 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Nuggets knocked down 21 of their 21 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Denver finished the game with a 56.4% FG percentage (53 of 94) and converted 12 out of their 30 3-pointers.

Nikola Jokic is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. Jokic shot 50.0% from the field and totaled 15 dimes. He was on the court for 30 minutes and grabbed 17 rebounds. He recorded 23 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Denver will enter this contest with a record of 19-13 so far this year. They turn it over 14.5 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Denver is collecting 44.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,014 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 3rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Nuggets are connecting on 38.1% on 3-point shots (375 of 984) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 121.1 points per outing (3rd in the NBA) while going 50.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Nuggets are forcing 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are conceding 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 24th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.6). The Nuggets defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (1,403 of 2,988) and they surrender 43.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 27th in basketball in giving up assists with 960 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Spurs got the victory with a final of 122-86 when they faced the Clippers. The Spurs were able to corral 38 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 49 for the contest. They turned the ball over 18 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. The Clippers were called for 22 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Spurs to the free throw line for 19 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 89.5%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, San Antonio knocked down 9 of their 40 attempts (22.5%). In all, the Spurs shot 48 for 98 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0%. The Spurs permitted the Clippers to make 30 out of 87 attempts from the floor which had them at 34.5% in the matchup. They finished shooting 26.8% from 3-point land by hitting 11 of 41 and ended up shooting 15 out of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). In reference to rebounds, San Antonio permitted Los Angeles to collect 44 in all (14 on the offensive side).

Victor Wembanyama ended up having an impact for the Spurs for the matchup. Wembanyama totaled 27 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists for this contest. He made 10 out of 18 in this game for a rate of 55.6%, and had 9 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 17-16 for the season. The Spurs have committed 16.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 79.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 28.7 times per game (8th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per game. San Antonio has totaled 3,678 pts for the year (111.5 per contest) and they pull in 45.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Spurs are shooting 45.7% from the field, which ranks them 21st in the NBA.

The San Antonio defense gives up 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (437 of 1,255) and their opposition knocks down 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 25.2 assists and 44.9 boards every game, ranking them 6th and 24th in the NBA. The Spurs are ranked 11th in the NBA in PPG given up with 111.2. They have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (8th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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