A potential instant classic takes place on Sunday night on the final day of the NBA regular season, as the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic take on the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama for the second time this month.<\/p>\n
The April 4 meeting between these teams was arguably the best game of the regular season, and now Denver has a chance to lock up the No. 3 seed in the West with a win.<\/p>\n
San Antonio technically has nothing to play for in this game, since it can\u2019t move up higher than the No. 2 seed. However, if it doesn\u2019t want a potential matchup with Denver in the second round, a win by the Spurs could knock Denver down to the No. 4 seed (if the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz).<\/p>\n
Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell and Jokic are listed as questionable for this game while Denver has ruled out just about every other rotation player. So, this game certainly won\u2019t be as crazy as the one earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a breakdown of the odds, a player prop to consider and my prediction for this Western Conference showdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nuggets vs. Spurs Odds, Spread and Total<\/p>\n
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Spread<\/p>\n Nuggets +10.5 (-110)Spurs -10.5 (-110)<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n 234.5 (Over -110\/Under -110)Nuggets vs. Spurs How to WatchDate: Sunday, April 12Time: 8:30 p.m. ESTVenue: Frost Bank CenterHow to Watch (TV): ESPNNuggets record: 53-28Spurs record: 62-19Nuggets vs. Spurs Injury ReportsNuggets Injury ReportPeyton Watson \u2013 outJamal Murray \u2013 outSpencer Jones \u2013 outNikola Jokic \u2013 questionableAaron Gordon \u2013 outChristian Braun \u2013 outTim Hardaway Jr. \u2013 outCameron Johnson \u2013 outSpurs Injury ReportStephon Castle \u2013 questionableDevin Vassell \u2013 questionableVictor Wembanyama \u2013 questionableEmanuel Miller \u2013 outDavid Jones Garcia \u2013 out\u00a0Luke Kornet \u2013 outNuggets vs. Spurs Best NBA Prop BetsSpurs Best NBA Prop BetVictor Wembanyama 11+ Rebounds (-125)<\/p>\n If Wembanyama plays in this game, he should be worth a look to clear this line in the prop market.<\/p>\n Denver is sitting most of its key rotation players, and it\u2019s likely going to play Jokic limited minutes since he needs just one game to reach the 65-game threshold for end-of-season awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n Wemby has picked up at least 11 boards in 11 of his last 14 games, putting up 12.8 rebounds per game during that stretch. He\u2019s also averaging 11.5 rebounds per game in the 2025-26 season. He\u2019s worth a look in this market, even if he plays limited minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nuggets vs. Spurs Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n The Spurs could be down Wemby, Castle and Vassell, but it seems they\u2019ll play De\u2019Aaron Fox, Keldon Johnson, Dylan Harper and several other key rotation players against the Nuggets.<\/p>\n Denver appears to be content with falling to the No. 4 spot in the Western Conference, as just about every main rotation player \u2013 except for Jokic \u2013 has already been ruled out.<\/p>\n San Antonio 20-16-1 against the spread when favored at home, and it\u2019s won 32 of 39 home games outright. Even if the Spurs end up sitting a few players, I think they\u2019ll be able to beat a makeshift Denver team on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pick: Spurs -10.5 (-110 at DraftKings)<\/a><\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Find Peter Dewey’s\u00a0NBA betting record here<\/a>\u00a0(futures included). You can also follow my daily plays on \u00a0BetStamp here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Claim the latest\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offer today. Sign up and get\u00a0$300 in bonus bets instantly when you make your first $5 bet<\/a>\u00a0and that bet wins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A potential instant classic takes place on Sunday night on the final day of the NBA regular season,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3781],"tags":[7,301,187,3943,6,302],"class_list":{"0":"post-708954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-nuggets","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-denver","10":"tag-denver-nuggets","11":"tag-denvernuggets","12":"tag-nba","13":"tag-nuggets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116391726039570353","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}