The Golden State Warriors (27-7) play their final game of 2021 Thursday night against the Denver Nuggets (17-16). Tip-off is 9:30 p.m. ET at Ball Arena. Below, we look at the Warriors vs. Nuggets odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
This is the second straight game for the Warriors against the Nuggets. They lost to the Nuggets 89-86 Tuesday night at home in their worst offensive output of the season. They were missing F Draymond Green due to COVID protocols. They have won six of their last eight games.
The Nuggets have won two straight games but have lost their last two home games. Nikola Jokic had a big game against the Warriors on Tuesday, scoring 22 points and grabbing 19 rebounds. They have to opportunity to win more than two in a row for just the second time this season.
Warriors at Nuggets odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Warriors -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Nuggets +155 (bet $100 to win $155)
- Against the spread (ATS): Warriors -4.5 (-110) | Nuggets +4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 214.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Warriors at Nuggets key injuries
Warriors
- F Draymond Green (health and safety protocols) out
- G Damion Lee (health and safety protocols) out
- G Klay Thompson (Achilles) out
- C James Wiseman (knee, health and safety protocols) out
Nuggets
- F Vlatko Cancar (illness) questionable
- G P.J. Dozier (knee) out
- F Aaron Gordon (hamstring) questionable
- G Monte Morris (knee) questionable
- G Jamal Murray (knee) out
- F Michael Porter Jr. (back) out
- G Austin Rivers (thumb) questionable
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Warriors at Nuggets odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Warriors 108, Nuggets 101
Money line
The Warriors have not lost consecutive games all season.
The Nuggets have not won more than two games in a row except for a five-game winning streak from Nov. 6-14. However, Golden State is at a disadvantage with the matchup against Jokic.
Take the WARRIORS (-190).
Against the spread
The loss on Tuesday snapped a three-game cover streak for the Warriors. They are 21-11-2 ATS, the second-best ATS record in the league.
The win and cover over the Warriors ended a four-game streak of failing to cover the spread for Denver. The Nuggets are 14-19 ATS and 6-8 ATS at home this season.
Take the WARRIORS -4.5 (-110).
Over/Under
The last four games for the Nuggets have stayed Under the projected total. Opponents have scored 102.3 points per game in that stretch. They are averaging only 98.3 points per game in their last four.
The 86 points the Warriors scored on Tuesday were the fewest all season, although it was the third time in nine games they were held to 100 or fewer points. Before Tuesday’s game, they had scored 113 or more in three straight games.
Take UNDER 212.5 (-107).
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