Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 10/26/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, October 26, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is where the Denver Nuggets (1-1) will attempt to defeat the Golden State Warriors (0-3) on Monday.

The Warriors took the court against the Suns and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 131-122 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Warriors walked away with 22 while the Suns totaled 22 personal fouls. They converted 14 of 37 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 77.3% at the charity stripe by making 17 of their 22 shots. Additionally, Phoenix pulled down 42 boards (9 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Phoenix dished out 33 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. In reference to the defense, Golden State allowed 58.1% from the floor on 50 of 86 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists for this contest as well as forcing 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they compiled 44 with 19 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Warriors knocked down 23 of their 32 tries for a percentage of 71.9%. Golden State walked away from the game having earned a 45.1% FG percentage (41 of 91) and made 17 of their 39 shots from beyond the arc.

Yaxel Lendeborg is one guy who played a role for this game. Lendeborg finished shooting 47.4% from the floor and also earned 5 assists. He played for 36 mins and totaled 9 boards. He racked up 26 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Golden State will play this contest with a mark of 0-3 for the campaign. They average 111.7 points per outing (21st in the league) while going 42.5% from the floor. The Warriors are connecting on 33.6% on shots from distance (39 of 116) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Golden State is grabbing 40.3 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 72 assists on the year, which is 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 17.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 22.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Warriors are able to force 20.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 25.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 28th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 88 surrendered so far this year. The Warriors defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 53.8% (136 of 253) and they relinquish 44.0 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 38.5% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 24th in the league in points per game allowed (123.0).

For their last game, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 141-135 against the Pelicans. The Nuggets corralled 37 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 51 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Pelicans were called for 29 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for 39 shots. They were able to knock down 30 of those for a rate of 76.9%. In the matter of three-point shots, Denver buried 15 of 47 attempts (31.9%). Overall, the Nuggets went 48 out of 99 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.5%. The Nuggets allowed the Pelicans to convert 50 of their 99 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.5% in the matchup. They shot 28.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 of 38 and finished the contest at 24 out of 30 from the free throw line (80.0%). Concerning team rebounding, Denver permitted New Orleans to collect 50 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Jamal Murray pitched in for the Nuggets for this contest. Murray earned 42 points in his 43 minutes on the court and had 6 assists in this contest. He made 12 out of 25 in this game giving him a rate of 48.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 1-1 this season. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 25.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 21.5 times per contest (29th in the league) and they cough up possession 17.0 times per game. Denver has totaled 225 pts so far this year (112.5 per contest) and they average 52.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 43.6% from the floor, which is 22nd in basketball.

The Denver defense concedes 27.2% on shots from distance (22 of 81) and their opponents are converting on 84.1% of their free throw shots. They surrender 27.5 dimes and 48.0 rebounds every game, which is 21st and 24th in the league. The Nuggets on defense are ranked 16th in the league in points per game surrendered with 115.5. They have forced 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (11th in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State

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