Free NBA Picks Today: Denver Nuggets vs Golden State Warriors 2/2/23

Free NBA Picks Today: Denver Nuggets vs Golden State Warriors 2/2/23
Thu 2nd February 2023

The Denver Nuggets (35-16, 23-4 Home) will try to slow down one of the league’s top scoring teams when they host the Golden State Warriors (26-25, 7-19 Away) on Thursday.

Golden State is playing the second of a back-to-back after losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-114 in overtime at Target Center yesterday. Stephen Curry had a standout performance in the losing effort with 29 points and 10 rebounds.

The Warriors are fifth in the Western Conference. Denver won on Tuesday at Ball Arena, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 122-113. Jamal Murray scored 32 to lead the team in scoring.

With 26 points, 18 rebounds, and 15 assists, Nikola Jokic also impressed. The Nuggets are the first seed in the Western Conference, two games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies.

This is the last meeting of the season between the teams. Denver will be seeking a season sweep against Golden State after winning the only earlier game 128-123 at Chase Center in October 2022.

Curry led all players in scoring with 34 points in defeat. Jokic had a triple double with 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists for the Nuggets.

The Warriors have been led this season by Curry, who is averaging 29.7 points per game, eighth-highest in the NBA.

Meanwhile, Kevon Looney is grabbing 8.6 rebounds per game, and Draymond Green is dishing 6.7 assists.Jokic (25.1 ppg) has supplied much of the Nuggets’ offense.

Jokic has also averaged 11.1 rebounds and 10.0 assists per game, for which he ranks seventh and second in the NBA, respectively.

The Warriors are averaging 118.0 points per game, ranking as one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NBA (3rd).The teams have split their last 10 matchups at Ball Arena (5-5).

Meanwhile, the Warriors are 5-5 when playing the second of a back-to-back this season and 4-5 in such games against rested opponents.

The Nuggets are 3-3 with a rest advantage. Golden State is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +4.2 (123.6-119.4). Denver has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 115.0 points per game on average while holding opponents to 110.6 (+4.4 margin).

WARRIORS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Andrew Wiggins: 11.7 | 17.4 | -5.7
Rebounds per game:
Draymond Green: 10.4 | 7.3 | +3.1

NUGGETS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Bones Hyland: 9.5 | 17.1 | -7.6
Points per game:
Jamal Murray: 26.3 | 19.4 | +6.8
Bones Hyland: 7.0 | 12.1 | -5.1

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Denver Nuggets -11.5 (-115)

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