Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 4/12/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Frost Bank Center is the site where the San Antonio Spurs (62-19) will meet the Denver Nuggets (53-28) on Sunday.

The Nuggets took the court against the Thunder and earned the victory with a final of 127-107 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up walking away with 10 while the Thunder recorded 15 personal fouls. They also buried 14 out of their 44 tries from distance. Oklahoma City ended up shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 9 of their 12 attempts. On top of that, Oklahoma City pulled down 46 boards (15 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Oklahoma City doled out 25 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. When talking about defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 42.4% from the field on 42 of 99 shooting. They also dished out 28 assists in this game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 49 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nuggets buried 12 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. Denver walked away from the contest with a 50.5% field goal percentage (47 of 93) and knocked down 21 of their 43 3-point attempts.

Jonas Valanciunas is someone who was a major factor for this game. Valanciunas shot 64.3% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes. He was on the court for 32 mins and also grabbed 17 rebounds. He recorded 23 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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Denver comes into this contest with a mark of 53-28 on the campaign. They average 122.0 pts per contest (1st in the league) while connecting on 49.6% from the floor. The Nuggets are connecting on 39.6% on shots from beyond the arc (1,150 of 2,904) and 80.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Denver is pulling in 43.8 boards per game and has accounted for 2,345 assists for the year, which ranks 4th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.9 times per game and as a group they commit 19.2 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nuggets are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 21.5 fouls. They are giving up 34.9% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 21st in the league in points per game from their opponents (116.9). The Nuggets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.8% (3,458 of 7,382) and they relinquish 42.8 boards per game as a unit. They are 21st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,227 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs got the victory with a final of 139-120 against the Mavericks. The Spurs collected 35 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 48 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. The Mavericks committed 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Spurs to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They were able to make 26 of the free throws for a clip of 96.3%. With regard to 3-point attempts, San Antonio knocked down 13 out of 32 attempts (40.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Spurs finished shooting 50 out of 92 from the field which gave them a rate of 54.3%. The Spurs permitted the Mavericks to knock down 45 out of 98 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.9% for the contest. They finished shooting 37.5% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 15 out of 40 and finished the contest at 15 of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). When talking about cleaning the glass, San Antonio allowed Dallas to snag 35 overall (14 on the offensive side).

Victor Wembanyama ended up having an impact for the Spurs for this contest. Wembanyama scored 40 points in his 26 minutes on the court and added 5 assists for this contest. He converted 14 of 23 for the contest for a rate of 60.9%, and tallied 13 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 62-19 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Spurs are hitting on 48.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 6th in the NBA. San Antonio has totaled 9,708 points this season (119.9 per game) and they average 47.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.1 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.5 times per contest. The Spurs commit 18.9 fouls per game and they go 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 7th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 111.3. They have forced 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (4th in the NBA). The San Antonio defense gives up 35.2% on 3-point shots (1,055 of 2,998) and their opposition knocks down 79.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.1 assists and 42.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 11th and 8th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Antonio

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