Nuggets Vs. Warriors Prediction, Odds And Best Nba Prop Bets For Thursday, Oct. 23

Steph Curry and nan Golden State Warriors are disconnected to a 1-0 commencement successful nan 2025-26 season, arsenic they hit nan Los Angeles Lakers by 10 points connected Tuesday night.

Now, nan Warriors caput location for their first crippled astatine Chase Center this season, and they’re group arsenic underdogs against Nikola Jokic and nan Denver Nuggets.

This is nan play debut for Denver, which made immoderate absorbing moves this offseason, adding Cam Johnson, Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jonas Valanciunas while trading distant Michael Porter Jr. and Dario Saric.

Denver is 2nd successful nan likelihood to triumph nan Finals this season, and it’s had Golden State’s number successful caller seasons, winning 9 of nan 10 matchups betwixt nan squads making love backmost to nan 2022-23 season.

Can Golden State flip nan book connected Thursday? It did triumph nan past matchup betwixt these teams past play pinch Jimmy Butler (31 points against nan Lakers connected Tuesday) successful nan fold.

Here’s a breakdown of nan odds, my favourite subordinate prop and a prediction for this Western Conference conflict connected Thursday. 

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

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Earlier today, I shared successful my NBA Best Bets file – Peter’s Points – why Jokic is simply a awesome stake successful this rebound prop connected Thursday: 

I emotion this matchup for Jokic, arsenic he’s been ascendant connected nan boards against Golden State successful his past 10 games against them.

Jokic is averaging 12.7 rebounds per crippled successful his past 10 vs. nan Warriors, picking up 12 aliases much boards successful 7 of those games.

The Warriors were fundamentally moreover connected nan solid successful their play opener against nan Lakers, but they only played Draymond Green (started astatine center) and Al Horford astatine nan halfway spot. Both of those players person a awesome size disadvantage against Jokic, who averaged a 12.7 boards per crippled past play and astatine slightest 12.4 boards successful 3 of nan past 4 seasons.

Golden State besides allowed 62 points successful nan overgarment successful nan crippled against L.A., truthful I wouldn’t beryllium shocked if nan Nuggets attraction connected attacking nan overgarment – and nan violative solid – connected Thursday.

Even though Golden State looked awesome connected Tuesday nighttime against nan Lakers, I didn’t emotion nan look successful Golden State’s frontcourt, arsenic nan squad was minus-10 successful Al Horford’s minutes disconnected nan chair and nan Lakers scored a whopping 62 points successful nan paint.

That’s going to beryllium an rumor against Jokic, who has dominated Golden State successful caller seasons, averaging 31.3 points, 12.7 rebounds and 9.4 assists successful his past 10 games against them. 

The Nuggets are a amended squad than they were past season, and Golden State’s lone triumph complete Denver successful nan past 3 seasons came pinch Jamal Murray retired of nan lineup for nan Nuggets.

I wouldn’t beryllium shocked if this is simply a adjacent crippled – and nan dispersed suggests it will beryllium – but I’m betting connected Denver coming distant pinch a triumph successful this matchup. I deliberation it matches up excessively good pinch Golden State, particularly if Cam Johnson proves to beryllium a two-way upgrade complete Michael Porter Jr. 

Pick: Nuggets Moneyline (-125 astatine DraftKings)

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