Week One of the 2025-26 NBA season continues Thursday night with a doubleheader on ESPN. The Twin Bill is organized in part by the Great Western Conference’s Denver Nugver and Harlove Golden Warriors.
Let’s enter my nuggets vs. Warriors vs predictions.
Denver Nugget vs. Golden State Warriors Angds
Money Line: Nugget +100 / Warriors -120
Spread: Nugget +1 (-110) / Warriors -1 (-110)
Total: Over 234 (-110) / Under 234 (-110)
Denver Nugget vs. Golden State Best BET #1: Warriors -1 (-110)
The Warriors are already on the road for their season after looking good on Tuesday with a 119-109 road win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Yes, the Lakers were missing LeBron James – but it was a solid performance by the visitors inside the Crypto.com Arena. Golden State is certainly not a one-man team. It had no trouble winning its season opener even though Stefan Curry finished with a modest 23 points. Jimmy Butler went 31, Jonathan Kuminga produced 17 saves, and Buddy contributed 17 assists. The Warriors excelled defensively, forcing 19 turnovers (10 steals) and being limited to 8-for-32 shooting from three-point land.
It is true that denver rests well, but it does not dominate the games however this season it may not be profitable. The Nuggets haven’t taken the court with meaningful basketball since Game 7 of the Western Conference regular season against the Oklahoma City Thunder. If anything, this could be the heroes’ advantage. They had a perfect day between games, traveling from LA to the Bay Area obviously, it’s a lot of fun, and they have a lot of confidence from a big win. It is also worth noting that the coaching team of Head Steve Kerr won the last meeting of the head of the regular season of 2024-25, beating rugry 118-104 at home with 7-for-15 marks from the city.
Denver nugget vs. Golden State Warriors Best Player Player Bet: Jonathan Kuminga over 15.5 points (-118)
Kuminga was impressive at the seasonal event, especially from the city. He was ice-cold with the outside shot, but on Tuesday he drove the distance in a 4-6 clip. If opponents now have to respect Kuminga’s range, that will better allow him to do what he does best – get to the basket. That would help a lot against the Nuggets, who were not as good at defending the paint as last season (they allowed 51.1 points per game, sixth most in the NBA).
Kuminga averaged 16.1 PPG and 15.3 PPG last season. At 23 years old, he’s only getting better – and he’s becoming more of a focal point for a much older team. He started on fire for the Lakers and should continue.
