T.M. Selection: Golden State Warriors.

I like the Golden State Warriors to cover the spread against the Denver Nuggets in this game on Thursday. The Warriors haven't looked good lately but they finally stopped the bleeding in their most recent game winning against the Clippers by 10+ points. After losing 5 games in a row they have finally figured out a way to cover the defensive hole that Draymond Green is leaving in their rotation at the moment. I think now that they have the taste of winning again, the Warriors will continue to surge in these next few games and I think they have some extra motivation for this game too. The Warriors just lost to the Nuggets 3 days ago and I think they will be looking to get their revenge here. The Warriors have actually lost all 3 games they have played against the Nuggets this year and 2 of those losses were even on their own home court, losing by 1 point and by 3 points in those 2 games. They lost by 6 points in their road game just a few days ago but I think that loss is still fresh in their minds and I expect them to finally get a win against the Nuggets this year. The warriors even lost that game by 6 a few days ago and they really had none of their stars playing since Green, Thompson, and Curry all sat out of that game. Green is still missing here but both Curry and Thompson are back and I think they should be enough to turn the tables in favor of the Warriors here. The Nuggets have been very hot lately winning 4 games in a row but they have been slowing down in their 2 most recent games since they went from a 10+ win to 3 wins of 8 points or less including 2 wins by 6 points and an 8 point win that went to OT. The Nuggets could barely handle the Warriors in their previous meeting and that was with a weakened rotation too. I expect this to be a completely different game with Curry and Thompson back in the rotation against the Nuggets here. I like the Warriors to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 118-110 Warriors.