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Denver Nuggets at San Antonio Spurs predictions, picks and best bets

Esten McLaren
Sportsbook Wire

The San Antonio Spurs return home to AT&T Center Thursday night with their Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Denver Nuggets all square at one game apiece. Tip-off comes shortly after 9 p.m. Eastern.

Odds provided by Bet365; for a full-set of today's sports betting odds, access them at USA TODAY Sports.

Denver Nuggets at San Antonio Spurs: By the Numbers

  • The Nuggets scored 39 points in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's Game 2 to erase a seven-point deficit and win by nine.
  • Both teams had more points in Game 2 than they did in the series opener Saturday.

  • Four Nuggets starters finished with at least 20 points, while bench PG Monte Morris added 11 in 23:31 of floor time.
  • Spurs SG DeMar DeRozan scored 31 Tuesday and leads the series with 24.5 points per game.

Denver Nuggets at San Antonio Spurs: Best Bet

Moneyline: The Spurs are -170 favorites at home for Game 3. We can back this number as they went 32-9 at home this season, outscoring the opposition by nearly seven points per game.

Against the spread: The spread favors the Spurs by -4 at -110 odds. They won Game 1 by five on the road and covered the spread in 24 of 41 home games over the regular season, also winning both games against Denver this year. Trust them to cover with that sizable home court advantage.

Over/under: Thursday's 210 total is set closer to Saturday's 207 combined points than Tuesday's number of 219. San Antonio's home games average 219 points over the regular season with Denver playing to a road average of 217. Side with the OVER at -110.

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