Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/12/26

Denver just celebrated a dominant win over the Houston Rockets last night, but now they have the tough task of going into San Antonio and facing the red-hot Spurs. The Rockets held their ground in the 1st half of last night’s game, but they just ran out of energy in the 3rd, which is normal for a team playing on a back-to-back scenario. Now the Nuggets are in the same boat, facing one of the elite teams in the NBA, so I’m curious to see how they respond. So far this season it hasn’t been that big of an issue, with them going 9-5 SU in 14 such games. However, they’re only 1-4 SU in 5 meetings with the Spurs and have covered only once in the last 6 against them.

Since the beginning of February the Spurs have lost only once in 17 games, which makes them the best team in the league right now. This past week has seen Victor Wembanyama shift into a new gear, he’s lead the team in scoring in 4 consecutive games averaging over 30 per game. He’s listed as ‘day-to-day’ here due to a minor ankle issue, but with enough time to rest in between games I do not believe that’ll be an issue. San Antonio actually won the first meeting of the season between these two sides without Wemby, getting 35 points from Devin Vassell and a balanced effort overall with 7 players scoring in double-figures.

San Antonio is the team to beat right now in the NBA, they’ve not yet given up on the top seed in the West with the OKC Thunder being just 2.5 games ahead. Playing a team that’s on a 2nd night of a back-to-back, you just have to like their chances here. Spurs also have the superior h2h track record in recent meetings, I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt here and lay the points.

Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs Predictions: Spurs -5.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.