Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/29/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Sunday, March 29, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: NBC

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (46-28) will attempt to beat the Golden State Warriors (35-38) on Sunday.

The Warriors faced off with the Nets and notched a win by a score of 109-106 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Warriors finished with 22 and the Nets finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They also made 12 of 33 shots from distance. Brooklyn finished shooting 76.2% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 21 attempts. On top of that, Brooklyn snagged 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Brooklyn recorded 25 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, Golden State allowed 48.1% from the floor on 39 of 81 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Warriors made 28 of their 36 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. Golden State finished having earned a 52.9% FG percentage (36 of 68) and converted 9 out of their 27 three-point attempts.

Gui Santos is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. Santos walked away from this one shooting 68.8% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played 35 minutes played and collected 3 boards. He ended up scoring 31 points on 11 out of 16 shooting.

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Golden State steps onto the court with a record of 35-38 this season. They have an average of 115.0 pts per contest (19th in the NBA) while shooting 46.0% from the floor. The Warriors are shooting 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (1,162 of 3,268) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Golden State is pulling down 42.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 2,115 dimes this season, which has them ranked 4th in basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 15.9 times per game and as a team they commit 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Warriors have forced 16.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They give up 35.4% on 3-point shots while they are 12th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (114.8). The Warriors defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.7% (3,078 of 6,459) and they surrender 44.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 15th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,957 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets took home the win by a final score of 142-135 when they played the Mavericks. When discussing how they rebounded, Denver allowed Dallas to get 45 overall (9 offensive). They went 34.3% from distance by shooting 12 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 34 from the free throw line (79.4%). The Nuggets allowed the Mavericks to convert 48 of 97 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 49.5% in the matchup. Overall, the Nuggets ended up shooting 50 for 89 from the field which had them shooting 56.2%. Concerning three-point attempts, Denver made 19 of their 38 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 23 of the free throws for a rate of 79.3%. The Mavericks were called for 24 fouls in this contest which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Nuggets recorded 38 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for the contest.

Jamal Murray ended up being important for the Nuggets in this contest. He converted 19 out of 28 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 67.9%, and had 6 rebounds. Murray recorded 53 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 assists for the game.

Denver has a record of 46-28 this season. The Nuggets have committed 19.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 80.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.6 times per contest (7th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per contest. Denver has 8,965 points on the season (121.1 per contest) and they snag 43.4 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nuggets are shooting 49.5% from the field, which is ranked 2nd in the league.

The Nuggets on defense are ranked 20th in the league in points given up per game with 116.7. They are forcing 11.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (13th in the league). The Denver defense allows 34.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (996 of 2,858) and their opponents are connecting on 77.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 27.4 dimes and 42.8 rebounds per game, which is 20th and 9th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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