Warriors vs Nuggets Prediction, Projected Score & Pick
Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets · Mon, Oct 26, 2026
HoopVantage's Oct 26, 2026 prediction: Denver Nuggets over the Warriors by 8.1 points, a 75% win probability, with a projected final of Warriors 110, Nuggets 118 (total 228.5). Against the spread the model leans Nuggets -7.5: its margin is 0.6 points more favourable to Nuggets than the market's. On the total the model leans under 236.5 (projection 228.5).
The model projects Denver Nuggets to win by 8.1 points (75% win probability), projected score DEN 118, GSW 110, total 228.5 (80% range 205–252). The largest driver is player on-court impact (2.8 points toward DEN).
Matchup
Golden State Warriors rank 22 of 30 in the HoopVantage power rating (−2.7 points against an average opponent, about 33 projected wins in 2026-27); Denver Nuggets rank 8 (+2.9, about 49 wins). On a neutral floor that gap is worth 5.6 points to Denver Nuggets; home court, rest, travel and the projected rotations move it to the 8.1-point margin above. A 75% win probability means Denver Nuggets should win about 8 of 10 games like this one, so the other side winning is a normal outcome, not an upset of the model.
What drives the projection
- Home court: +0.6 (DEN margin)
- Player box-score production: +2.1 (DEN margin)
- Player on-court impact: +2.8 (DEN margin)
- Team efficiency (opponent-adjusted): +0.8 (DEN margin)
- Rest, travel & altitude: +1.7 (DEN margin)
Rest and travel
GSW: 1 day(s) of rest, third game in four nights, 585 miles of travel, at altitude. DEN: 1 day(s) of rest.
Projected minutes
GSW: Yaxel Lendeborg 30, De'Anthony Melton 22, Brandin Podziemski 21, Georges Niang 18, Charles Bassey 18, Al Horford 17, Gui Santos 17, Draymond Green 17, Brandon Williams 17.
DEN: Aaron Gordon 33, Jamal Murray 33, Christian Braun 31, Nikola Jokic 31, Trevon Brazile 24, DeMar DeRozan 23, Cam Whitmore 15, Marvin Bagley III 14, Bryce Hopkins 11.
Four factors
| GSW (2025-26) | DEN (2025-26) | |
|---|---|---|
| ORtg | 112 | 119.6 |
| DRtg | 112.6 | 114.5 |
| Pace | 101.7 | 100.8 |
| eFG% | 54.9% | 57.7% |
| TOV% | 15.3% | 12.6% |
| ORB% | 25.8% | 23.6% |
| FT rate | 0.238 | 0.294 |
| Opp eFG% | 55.3% | 54.3% |
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