The Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors will travel to ORACLE Arena to play a game. The game gets underway at 10:30 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 6 and will air on ALT and GS2.
The Warriors were victorious over the Clippers 112-108 on Wednesday. Stephen Curry led all scorers on the team with 31 points on 8-for-17 shooting. The Nuggets, meanwhile, are coming off a 96-84 loss to the Jazz on Thursday. Danilo Gallinari had a good shooting night, leading the team with 18 points.
The Warriors are a considerable 14-point favorite at home and the Over/Under (O/U) for this matchup is 214 points. The Warriors enter the game with records of 5-0 Straight Up (SU) and 4-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They have a record of 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS versus the Western Conference. The Warriors come into the game with the top-ranked scoring offense in the league, averaging 117.6 points per game. Golden State is excellent from the perimeter with 56 three-pointers made (11.0 per game), the second-most in the league. Spreading the ball around is a huge part of Golden State’s offense. They lead the league in assists with an average of 28.2 per game. Turning to the defensive end, opposing offenses have been stifled by the Warriors, who allow an NBA-low field goal percentage of only .401. The Warriors are the fifth-best team in the league at blocking shots, averaging 6.6 blocks per game. If its opponents turn the ball over, Golden State has shown that it knows how to capitalize. They average 20.2 points off turnovers, making them the fourth-best team in the league for that category.
Across the court, Denver has identical records of 2-2 SU and ATS so far. Denver has records of 2-2 SU and ATS against the West.
This is the first meeting of the season for the Warriors and the Nuggets. The last time they played Golden State came out on top, bringing its SU record to 6-4 over the Nuggets in the last 10 games. The Warriors also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4.
Predictions: SU Winner – GS, ATS Winner – GS, O/U – Under
Notes
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Golden State’s last 23 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Golden State’s last 13 games at home.
Golden State is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games at home.
Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Denver.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State’s last 6 games when playing Denver.
Golden State is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Denver.
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Golden State’s last 23 games when playing at home against Denver.
On average, Denver puts up 96.0 points per game (ranked 24th), while Golden State gives up 96.8 points per game (ranked eighth).
Denver scores 106.0 points per away game, ranking sixth in the league. Golden State allows just 90.7 points per home game (ranked third).
When Golden State gives up 100 or more points, the team is undefeated (2-0). Denver is also undefeated (2-0) when it hits triple digits.
The Warriors have the league’s top offensive rating (114.2). The Nuggets have a defensive rating of 102.3 (ranked 21st).
On average, Golden State has 103.0 possessions per game and scores 1.142 points on each possession. Denver has both fewer possessions (97.9) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.980).
Golden State is ranked first in the NBA with an average effective field goal percentage of 54.3%. Denver has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-1).
Golden State ranks at the top of the league with an assist to turnover ratio of 2.20 this season. Denver ranks 15th with an A/TO of 1.43.
The Golden State Warriors are one of the best rebounding teams in the league, earning 49.6 rebounds per game (ranked third). The Denver Nuggets rank 12th, rebounding 45.8 times each game.
The Denver Nuggets are among the best offensive rebounding teams in the NBA at fourth. However, the Golden State Warriors are the top-ranked defensive rebounding team.
The Nuggets’ opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 14.7% this season. The Golden State Warriors are undefeated this season (1-0) when their TOV% is 14.7% or higher.
