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Denver Nuggets at San Antonio Spurs

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Spurs logo
Spurs
San Antonio
118
vs
Nuggets logo
Nuggets
Denver
128
SAS 70%30% DEN
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

San Antonio Spurs 70% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Spurs:

  • Defensive Efficiency. Spurs defense (111.7 Opp PPG) better than Nuggets (116.5 Opp PPG)
  • Home Field Advantage. Spurs are 0-0 at home this season (divisional game, reduced advantage)
  • Recent Form. Spurs (53-18) in better form than Nuggets (43-28)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: SAS 53% (−17)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: SAS 72% (+2)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: SAS 64% (−6)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: SAS 65% (−5)

Win probability movement

SAS home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement75%68%62%Mar 8Apr 12

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueFrost Bank Center
San Antonio, TX

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Nuggets (away)
Spurs (home)
30%
Win probability
70%
0
High-impact factors
1
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Nuggets defeated the Spurs 128-118.

Our model predicted the Spurs would win with 70% confidence, but the Nuggets won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Spurs and was a major factor: Spurs defense (111.7 Opp PPG) better than Nuggets (116.5 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Nuggets and was a notable factor: Nuggets offense (120.7 PPG) outpaces Spurs (118.8 PPG)
  • Home Field Advantage favored the Spurs and was a contributing factor: Spurs are 0-0 at home this season (divisional game, reduced advantage)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Nuggets won 118-128

Nuggets won comfortably

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Spurs at 70%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors San Antonio Spurs
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Denver Nuggets
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors San Antonio Spurs
  • Recent FormFavors San Antonio Spurs
  • Rest DaysFavors San Antonio Spurs
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

DEN
SAS
Defensive Efficiency
Offensive Efficiency
Home Field Advantage
Recent Form
Rest Days
Favours DEN|Favours SAS

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Defensive Efficiency

Spurs defense (111.7 Opp PPG) better than Nuggets (116.5 Opp PPG)

Spurs

Offensive Efficiency

Nuggets offense (120.7 PPG) outpaces Spurs (118.8 PPG)

Nuggets

Recent Form

Spurs (53-18) in better form than Nuggets (43-28)

Spurs

Turnover Differential

Spurs turnover differential (+0) vs Nuggets (+0)

Neutral
Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/12/2026, 8:30:03 AM

Key Players

Nuggets

Julian StrawtherG
Jamal MurrayG
Christian BraunG
Ryan NembhardG
Tyus JonesG

Spurs

Taelon PeterG
Stephon CastleG
De'Aaron FoxG
Dylan HarperG
Devin VassellG

Frequently Asked Questions

Spurs has a 70% win probability, while Nuggets has a 30% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX.

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