The San Antonio Spurs will host a showdown against the Denver Nuggets at the AT&T Center. Action begins at 8:30 pm ET on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and can be seen on ALT and FSW.
The Spurs enter this game hoping for similar success after topping the Trail Blazers 93-80 on Monday. Kawhi Leonard was the team’s leading scorer with 19 points on 8-for-15 shooting. The Nuggets, meanwhile, are coming off a 115-98 win against the Pelicans on Tuesday. Danilo Gallinari led the game in scoring by registering 32 points on 12-for-19 shooting.
This one isn’t expected to be close when the Spurs, a substantial 12-point favorite, take on the Nuggets. The Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 202 points for this matchup. The Spurs have gone 8-2 Straight Up (SU) and 7-3 Against The Spread (ATS). The Spurs are one of the best in the NBA in terms of field-goal percentage, shooting an impressive .479 from the field. San Antonio is one of the best passing teams in the league with an average of 25.7 assists per game. Crossing over to the defensive side of the court, it’s been a struggle for opposing teams to score on the Spurs. The 90.6 points that San Antonio’s defense allows per game makes them the top defense in the league. The Spurs have really locked down opponents, ranking third in the league with a .421 opponent field-goal percentage.
In the other locker room, the Nuggets have 6-5 SU and ATS records. Against the Western Conference, Denver is 5-5 SU and 6-4 ATS.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between the conference foes. Their previous game was a Spurs victory, bumping their SU record to 8-2 over the Nuggets in their last 10 meetings. The teams are even ATS, with a 5-5 record.
Predictions: SU Winner – SA, ATS Winner – SA, O/U – Under
Notes
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio’s last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio’s last 5 games at home.
San Antonio is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home.
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Denver.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio’s last 5 games when playing Denver.
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of San Antonio’s last 25 games when playing at home against Denver.
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Denver.
San Antonio puts up an average of 101.4 points per game (ranked 12th). Denver ranks 19th in points allowed per game with 102.5.
Denver scores 103.0 points per away game this season. However, San Antonio is the top-ranked team in points allowed at home, giving up just 83.0 per game.
Denver is 3-2 when allowing under 100 points this season. The Spurs have a winning 4-1 record, when scoring fewer than 100 points.
When Denver gives up 100 or more points in a game, the team is an even 3-3 this season. San Antonio, on the other hand, has a winning record (4-1) when it hits the century mark.
The Spurs have the best defense in the NBA, with a defensive rating of 93.2. The Nuggets have an offensive rating of 101.4 (ranked 14th).
San Antonio is ranked second in the NBA with an average field goal percentage of 47.9%. Denver is an even 2-2 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The San Antonio Spurs, ranked third in the NBA, average 25.7 assists per game. The Denver Nuggets make 22.0 assists (ranked 11th)
San Antonio makes an average of 6.2 blocks per game (ranked seventh), while Denver makes 5.8 blocks per game (ranked ninth).
The San Antonio Spurs rank 21st in offensive rebounding, while the Denver Nuggets rank 20th in defensive rebounding.
The San Antonio Spurs make an average of 8.4 steals per game. When the Denver Nuggets allow 8 or more steals, they are a solid 4-2.
