The Denver Nuggets (12-12) and San Antonio Spurs (8-15) face off in a Western Conference showdown on Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. ET. San Antonio is favored by two points in the latest Nuggets vs. Spurs odds from Caesers Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is set at 214.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons. The model enters Week 8 of the 2021-22 NBA season up almost $2,000 on all top-rated NBA picks this season. It's also on a stunning 121-78 roll on top-rated NBA picks against the spread that dates back to last season. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns.

The model knows Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is having another phenomenal season. He ranks in the Top Ten in multiple categories. Jokic is sixth in points (26.3), second in rebounds (13.4), 12th in assists (7.1), and first in PER (34.07). The 2021 MVP is tied for third in the NBA with 16 double-doubles. Jokic has recorded a triple-double in back-to-back games. In the overtime victory against the New Orleans Pelicans, he had a season-high 39 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. 

The model also knows Spurs guard Dejounte Murray has been stellar during this campaign. Murray has been stuffing the stat sheet and leads the team in scoring (18.8), rebounds (8.4), assists (8.4), and steals (2). His 8.4 assists per game rank sixth in the NBA. The Washington product has registered 12 doubles-doubles thus far which is tied for seventh in the NBA. Murray is such an all-around player for San Antonio, logging three triple-doubles already. 

Now, it has set its sights on Nuggets vs. Spurs. We can tell you the model is leaning over the total and it also says one side of the spread hits in over 50 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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