Who’s Playing

Denver @ San Antonio

Current Records: Denver 46-19; San Antonio 16-49

What to Know

This Friday, the San Antonio Spurs are hoping to patch up the holes in a defense that has allowed an average of 122.32 points per matchup. They will take on the Denver Nuggets at 8 p.m. ET Friday at AT&T Center after having had a few days off. Both teams were wiped off the court in their previous games and will be looking to bounce back in a big way.

It’s hard to picture a worse defeat than the 142-110 bruising that the Spurs suffered against the Houston Rockets on Sunday. San Antonio was down 108-87 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. One thing holding San Antonio back was the mediocre play of small forward Keldon Johnson, who did not have his best game: he finished with only eight points on 3-for-10 shooting and turned the ball over five times in his 26 minutes on the court.

Meanwhile, Denver has to be aching after a bruising 117-96 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. This contest was a close 52-51 at the break, but unfortunately for Denver it sure didn’t stay that way. Center Nikola Jokic (18 points) and power forward Aaron Gordon (17 points) were the top scorers for Denver. That makes it 15 consecutive games in which Nikola Jokic has had at least 11 rebounds.

The Spurs have to know they’ll be fighting an uphill battle given the 12-point spread they are up against. They have failed bettors playing the spread in their past two games, so buyers beware.

With both teams hitting sour notes in their previous games, they will no doubt be looking to produce a better outcome in this one. We’ll see which team satisfies their hunger and which team leaves with an empty stomach.

How To Watch

• When: Friday at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: AT&T Center — San Antonio, Texas
• TV: Altitude Sports & Entertainmnt
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $9.33

Odds

The Nuggets are a big 12-point favorite against the Spurs, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 12-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Denver have won 17 out of their last 33 games against San Antonio.

• Nov 07, 2022 – Denver 115 vs. San Antonio 109
• Nov 05, 2022 – Denver 126 vs. San Antonio 101
• Apr 05, 2022 – San Antonio 116 vs. Denver 97
• Dec 11, 2021 – Denver 127 vs. San Antonio 112
• Dec 09, 2021 – San Antonio 123 vs. Denver 111
• Oct 22, 2021 – Denver 102 vs. San Antonio 96
• Apr 09, 2021 – Denver 121 vs. San Antonio 119
• Apr 07, 2021 – Denver 106 vs. San Antonio 96
• Jan 29, 2021 – San Antonio 119 vs. Denver 109
• Aug 05, 2020 – Denver 132 vs. San Antonio 126
• Feb 10, 2020 – Denver 127 vs. San Antonio 120
• Apr 27, 2019 – Denver 90 vs. San Antonio 86
• Apr 25, 2019 – San Antonio 120 vs. Denver 103
• Apr 23, 2019 – Denver 108 vs. San Antonio 90
• Apr 20, 2019 – Denver 117 vs. San Antonio 103
• Apr 18, 2019 – San Antonio 118 vs. Denver 108
• Apr 16, 2019 – Denver 114 vs. San Antonio 105
• Apr 13, 2019 – San Antonio 101 vs. Denver 96
• Apr 03, 2019 – Denver 113 vs. San Antonio 85
• Mar 04, 2019 – San Antonio 104 vs. Denver 103
• Dec 28, 2018 – Denver 102 vs. San Antonio 99
• Dec 26, 2018 – San Antonio 111 vs. Denver 103
• Feb 23, 2018 – Denver 122 vs. San Antonio 119
• Feb 13, 2018 – Denver 117 vs. San Antonio 109
• Jan 30, 2018 – San Antonio 106 vs. Denver 104
• Jan 13, 2018 – San Antonio 112 vs. Denver 80
• Feb 04, 2017 – San Antonio 121 vs. Denver 97
• Jan 19, 2017 – San Antonio 118 vs. Denver 104
• Jan 05, 2017 – San Antonio 127 vs. Denver 99
• Apr 08, 2016 – Denver 102 vs. San Antonio 98
• Dec 26, 2015 – San Antonio 101 vs. Denver 86
• Nov 27, 2015 – San Antonio 91 vs. Denver 80
• Nov 18, 2015 – San Antonio 109 vs. Denver 98