San Antonio @ Denver picks

Relative to last year's 36.0% rate, Julian Champagnie's field goal prowess has jumped this year to 41.4%. Julian Champagnie has been on the court for an impressive 27.9 minutes per game this year, significantly more than his 19.9 minutes per game last year. When it comes to shots from behind the three-point arc, the 6th-most aggressive team in the NBA over the last 25 games has been the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs will likely see a rise in opportunities in this game from sharing the court with the 4th-speediest tempo offense in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Nuggets). Julian Champagnie has sunk 100.0% of his foul shot attempts over the last 5 games, 13.3% higher than he's made over the course of the year.

When it comes to shots from behind the three-point arc, the 6th-most aggressive team in the NBA over the last 25 games has been the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs will likely see a rise in opportunities in this game from sharing the court with the 4th-speediest tempo offense in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Nuggets). Chris Paul has made 2.6 free throws per game over the last 5 games, 1.1 higher than he's sunk over the course of the year. The matchup vs. Denver may be a good one for getting to the charity stripe; opposing starting PGs have attempted a monstrous 6.2 foul shots per game over the last 5 games when the Denver Nuggets have the home court advantage (3rd-most in the league).

Julian Champagnie has compiled an impressive 4.0 defensive boards per game this season, a sizeable increase from his 2.2 defensive boards per game last season. Julian Champagnie has been on the court for an impressive 27.9 minutes per game this year, significantly more than his 19.9 minutes per game last year. The Spurs will likely see a rise in opportunities in this game from sharing the court with the 4th-speediest tempo offense in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Nuggets).

Devin Vassell has attempted 5.7 shots from downtown per game this year, ranking him in the 82nd percentile among all players in the league. When it comes to shots from behind the three-point arc, the 6th-most aggressive team in the NBA over the last 25 games has been the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs will likely see a rise in opportunities in this game from sharing the court with the 4th-speediest tempo offense in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Nuggets). Out of all players in the league, Devin Vassell measures in the 86th percentile for foul-shot proficiency with a stellar 87.7% rate this year. Over the last 5 games when they are the visiting team, the other team's starting SGs have attempted 5.0 foul shots per game (2nd-highest in the NBA) vs. the Denver Nuggets, succeeding in their efforts to draw fouls.

The Spurs will likely see a rise in opportunities in this game from sharing the court with the 4th-speediest tempo offense in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Nuggets).

The number of field goal attempts against Victor Wembanyama has been quite low (10.3 per game) when on the visiting team and facing fellow starting Cs this year (3rd percentile). The Nuggets will likely experience a decrease in opportunities today from being pitted against the 3rd-least up-tempo tempo road team in the league over the last 5 games (the San Antonio Spurs). Offensive rebounds retain possession and produce extra opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Denver Nuggets rank 2ndworst in in the NBA as the home team with only 7.2 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games. The number of fouls drawn by opposing starting Cs against Victor Wembanyama has been very low this year (2.9 foul shots per game when they are on their home court: 17th percentile).