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The San Antonio Spurs (33-45) hit the road to take on the Denver Nuggets (47-32) at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 5 at Ball Arena in Denver. Denver bounced back from a 136-130 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 1 to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 129-118 on Sunday. San Antonio is coming off two straight wins over the struggling Portland Trail Blazers. The Spurs are clinging to the No. 10 seed and final spot in the Western Conference Playoffs, while the Nuggets sit in fifth place in the west, 0.5 game ahead of the sixth place Utah Jazz.  

The Nuggets are favored by 8.5 points in the latest Nuggets vs. Spurs odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 234.5. Before making any Spurs vs. Nuggets picks, you need to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from the red-hot computer simulation model at SportsLine.

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Now, the model has set its sights on Nuggets vs. Spurs, and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Nuggets vs. Spurs:

  • Nuggets vs. Spurs spread: Nuggets -8.5
  • Nuggets vs. Spurs over-under: 234 points

What you need to know about the Nuggets

Denver didn't have too much trouble with the Los Angeles Lakers on the road on Sunday as they won 129-118. It was another big night for Denver's center Nikola Jokic, who dropped a double-double on 38 points and 18 rebounds in addition to six assists.

The Nuggets control their postseason destiny and can clinch a spot in the Western Conference's top six seeds and avoid the play-in games with a win over San Antonio tonight. Denver will continue to lean heavily on MVP candidate Nikola Jokic, who is averaging 26.8 points, 13.7 rebounds, and 8.0 assists per game, and has leads the NBA in PER at 32.96. The Nuggets are 36-43 against the spread in 2021-22.

What you need to know about the Spurs

Meanwhile, San Antonio took their contest against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday by a conclusive 113-92 score. San Antonio can attribute much of their success to point guard Tre Jones, who had 18 points and seven assists along with seven boards.

The Spurs lead the Lakers by two games in the race for the final spot in the Western Conference Playoffs. With a win over Denver and a Lakers loss to the Phoenix Suns, San Antonio can clinch a spot in the play-in games. The Spurs will be without star point guard DeJounte Murray, who has been ruled out due to an illness. San Antonio is 40-37-1 against the spread in 2021-22.

How to make Spurs vs. Nuggets picks

The model has simulated Nuggets vs. Spurs 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the model's Nuggets vs. Spurs pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Nuggets vs. Spurs? And which side of the spread hits in over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Spurs vs. Nuggets spread you need to jump on Tuesday, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out.