Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/29/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is where the Denver Nuggets (31-15) will attempt to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (12-32) on Thursday.

The Nets faced the Clippers and took a loss by a final of 126-89 in their last game. Brooklyn finished with a 34.1% field goal percentage (29 out of 85) and made 9 of 43 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Nets converted 22 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 88.0%. With respect to rebounding, they collected a total of 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 23 assists in this game while creating 19 turnovers and having 14 steals. When talking about defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to go 56.4% from the field on 44 of 78 shooting. Los Angeles dished out 20 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. Additionally, Los Angeles pulled down 51 rebounds (7 offensive, 44 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Los Angeles ended up shooting 89.7% when shooting free throws by burying 26 of 29 tries. They also made 12 of 25 attempts from long range. In reference to fouls, the Nets ended up finishing with 19 and the Clippers recorded 15 fouls.

Danny Wolf is one guy who played a role in this contest. He racked up 14 points on 3 out of 13 shooting. He played 26 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. Wolf finished shooting 23.1% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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Brooklyn will enter this contest with a record of 12-32 for the year. They are turning it over 15.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling down 40.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,112 dimes on the season, which ranks 26th in the league in terms of passing. The Nets are shooting 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc (618 of 1,800) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 107.9 points per outing (30th in the league) while shooting 44.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Nets are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They rank 14th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,220 surrendered for the year. The Nets are giving up a FG percentage of 49.0% (1,857 of 3,791) and they surrender 43.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are surrendering 38.3% from 3-point land while they are 13th in the league in points per game from their opponents (115.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nuggets got the win with a final of 102-100 when they faced the Bucks. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Denver allowed Milwaukee to grab 51 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They went 30.8% from 3-point land by going 12 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 27 at the charity stripe (74.1%). The Nuggets allowed the Bucks to convert 34 out of 85 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 40.0% for this contest. In all, the Nuggets walked away from this one shooting 35 for 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.2%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Denver knocked down 12 of their 41 tries (29.3%). They were able to knock down 20 of those for a percentage of 87.0%. The Bucks were called for 19 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Nuggets were able to pull down 41 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in the game.

Julian Strawther was important for the Nuggets for the contest. Strawther recorded 20 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for the game. He made 6 out of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and had 5 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss record of 31-15 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Nuggets are connecting on 49.6% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in basketball. Denver has scored 5,550 points so far this year (120.7 per contest) and they snag 42.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 28.1 times per game (9th in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.6 times per game. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 19.1 fouls every game and they go 81.8% from the free throw line.

The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 17th in basketball in PPG allowed with 116.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (17th in the league). The Denver defense concedes 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (601 of 1,716) and opponents are connecting on 76.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 26.8 assists and 43.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 16th and 11th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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