The 49-23 Denver Nuggets will hit the highway to face the 53-17 San Antonio Spurs in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip time from San Antonio is scheduled for 8:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The NBA betting odds from this pro basketball game will come out on Wednesday afternoon as point guard Ty Lawson for Denver is listed as questionable with an Achilles injury.
The teams have met twice this season with each team winning and covering the point spread in their home games.
Denver has a road record of 17-20 on the year. Their 15 game win streak was snapped on Monday in a 100-86 road defeat to the New Orleans Hornets as a -7 ½ point betting favorite. The game landed under 197 ½ points The Nuggets fell behind 59-38 at the half in defeat. They shot just 37.9% from the field along with 5 of 16 coming from three. Denver gave up 48.2% shooting to the Hornets and New Orleans sank 14 of their 25 three point attempts. The Nuggets got crushed on the glass by a 45-33 differential. Danilo Gallinari led the team with 24 points on 5 of 12 from the floor and a perfect 10 of 10 from the charity stripe. It was the fourth time in five games that the Denver Nuggets gave up 100 or more points. The team ranks in the top five in two key offensive categories which are points per game and shooting percentage. They average 105.7 points a game and 47.6% shooting.
The Spurs are 30-4 straight up on their home court. Their four game win streak was snapped on Sunday in a 96-95 road defeat to the Houston Rockets as a -1 ½ point betting favorite. San Antonio was held to 42.3% from the floor along with 10 of 22 from three. They held the Rockets to just 40% shooting and lose because San Antonio turned the ball over 18 times and pulled down six less rebounds. Tony Parker led the Spurs with 23 points and 7 assists as he made 7 of his 13 shots. San Antonio sports the top four offense in all four key areas which are points per game, field goal, three point and free throw shooting. The Spurs holds a 1 ½ game lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder for the top spot in the Western conference with only 12 games remaining to be played.
