Denver Nuggets (40-26, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (48-17, second in the Western Conference)San Antonio; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -5.5; over/under is 235.5BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio comes into a matchup with Denver as winners of five games in a row.The Spurs are 28-13 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is the NBA leader with 35.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Victor Wembanyama averaging 9.2.The Nuggets are 24-14 in Western Conference play. Denver scores 120.4 points while outscoring opponents by 4.1 points per game.The Spurs are shooting 48.1% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 47.0% the Nuggets allow to opponents. The Nuggets are shooting 49.3% from the field, 4.2% higher than the 45.1% the Spurs’ opponents have shot this season.The teams meet for the second time this season. The Spurs won 139-136 in the last matchup on Nov. 29.TOP PERFORMERS: Wembanyama is scoring 24.2 points per game with 11.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists for the Spurs. De’Aaron Fox is averaging 17.3 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 52.9% over the last 10 games.Popular ReadsJamal Murray is aver …
