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

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Prime Video

The San Antonio Spurs (58-18) are hitting the road to Ball Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Denver Nuggets (49-28).

The Spurs played the Warriors and took home the win by a score of 127-113 in their last game. San Antonio finished the contest having earned a 47.3% field goal percentage (44 of 93) and knocked down 15 of 47 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Spurs converted 24 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Regarding hauling in boards, they compiled 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 33 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to the defense, San Antonio let their opponent shoot 48.8% from the field on 42 out of 86 shooting. Golden State recorded 24 assists and had 7 steals in the game. In addition, Golden State snagged 48 rebounds (19 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Golden State finished the game shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 18 attempts. They also made 14 out of their 35 attempts from long range. In reference to fouls, the Spurs ended up finishing with 21 and the Warriors recorded 22 fouls.

Victor Wembanyama is a guy who played a role for this game. He recorded 41 points on 16 of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 29 mins played and also collected 18 rebounds. Wembanyama shot 72.7% from the field and recorded 3 assists.

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San Antonio will enter this game with a record of 58-18 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 13.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.9 fouls every game. As a unit, San Antonio is grabbing 47.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 2,127 dimes on the year, which is 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Spurs are connecting on 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (1,039 of 2,892) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. They average 119.6 pts per game (3rd in basketball) while hitting 48.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Spurs are forcing 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.4 fouls. They are ranked 12th in the league in giving up assists with 1,995 relinquished for the campaign. The Spurs defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.0% (3,106 of 6,896) and they concede 42.4 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 35.3% from 3-point land and they rank 7th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nuggets got the win with a final of 130-117 against the Jazz. The Nuggets pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this matchup. They turned it over 15 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Jazz had 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 31 attempts. They were able to make 26 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.9%. With respect to shots from distance, Denver knocked down 16 out of 39 attempts (41.0%). When all was said and done, the Nuggets shot 44 for 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.4%. The Nuggets permitted the Jazz to bury 44 out of 95 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.3% in this game. They finished 32.4% from distance by connecting on 12 out of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 25 from the charity stripe (68.0%). In the matter of rebounding, Denver permitted Utah to get 48 in all (13 offensive).

Jamal Murray pitched in for the Nuggets for this contest. He made 12 out of 26 for this game for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Murray earned 37 points in his 37 minutes on the court and added 5 assists in this contest.

Denver has a mark of 49-28 so far this season. The Nuggets are committing 19.2 fouls per contest and they hit 80.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.8 times per contest (5th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. Denver has accounted for 9,346 pts this year (121.4 per contest) and they grab 43.6 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Nuggets are hitting on 49.5% from the field, which is ranked 2nd in basketball.

The Denver defense gives up 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (1,031 of 2,970) and their opponents are making 76.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 27.5 dimes and 42.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 20th and 9th in basketball. The Nuggets are ranked 19th in basketball in PPG given up with 116.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (13th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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