The Toronto Raptors (39-29) make their way to Ball Arena in the Mile High City to take on the talented, albeit inconsistent Denver Nuggets (42-28). Tip-off for Friday's clash is set for 9:00 p.m. ET.
The Nuggets are 7.5-point favorites on the spread on PrizePicks Team Picks for the second and final meeting of the season between these two teams. They'll look to sweep the series after winning the first game in Toronto, 106-103.
Below, we’ll break down our Raptors vs. Nuggets prediction and Friday NBA picks for PrizePicks. Use PrizePicks NBA to make picks on player projections and win real money if you’re right.
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Raptors vs. Nuggets Prediction, Spread, Over/Under
The Raptors have been one of the many surprise stories of this NBA season. While their roster looked fairly strong on paper, there were always questions about how these pieces would fit together. Those questions have been answered to date, but there's still plenty of work to do.
The Raps are currently occupying the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference but are only two games ahead of the No. 9 seed Philadelphia 76ers. They'll need to continue playing well to avoid the play-in, which could end their promising season fairly abruptly.
The Nuggets are healthy and playing good basketball, yet are only 5-5 over their last 10 games and are coming off an unacceptable loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Sitting in the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, Denver's three games behind the No. 3 seed Lakers and three games ahead of the No. 7 Phoenix Suns.
Many still believe in this Nuggets team as a legitimate title contender, as evidenced by an 8.33x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks if they were to hoist their second Larry O’Brien Trophy. That's the fourth-shortest return on the market.
Raptors vs. Nuggets Spread, Over/Under
The Nuggets enter Friday’s game as 7.5-point home favorites, returning a 1.33x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks if they win outright.
The Raptors are road underdogs with a 3.12x payout if they win, via PrizePicks Team Picks, where you can earn money with your picks in 35 states.
- Spread: Denver Nuggets -7.5 (1.96x payout)
- Over/Under: 237.5 (1.78x payout on over)
- Game Winner Payout: Raptors 3.12x | Nuggets 1.33x
Team Picks payouts are live as of writing and are subject to change.
Raptors vs. Nuggets Injury Report
Let’s dive into the full Raptors vs. Nuggets injury report for Friday, via NBA.com.
Toronto Raptors Injury Report
- PF Collin Murray-Boyles (thumb): Doubtful
Denver Nuggets Injury Report
- F Peyton Watson (hamstring): OUT
Raptors vs. Nuggets Prediction on Spread – 3/20/26
Here are the key stats to know before locking in your Raptors vs. Nuggets prediction on the spread for Friday, March 20, on PrizePicks.
- Denver is 39-31-0 (55.7%) against the spread (ATS), which ranks eighth in the NBA. However, at home, they are just 16-16 (50%) ATS.
- Toronto is 10-7 (58.8%) ATS as road underdogs.
- For the season, the Nuggets' net rating (+4.2) is only two points higher than the Raptors' +2.2 mark. In the last 10 games, Toronto's +3.9 rating clears Denver's +1.4, which is 16th in that span.
- Via NBA Advanced Stats, Denver is 23rd in the NBA over their last 10 games in opponent field goal percentage (48.6%).
- The Raptors score 54% of their points from 2-point range, fifth-most in the Association.
Raptors vs. Nuggets Picks for PrizePicks Today: 3/20/26
Here are two of the top Raptors vs. Nuggets to consider for Friday, March 20, on PrizePicks. Today’s NBA picks are headlined by F Brandon Ingram and C Nikola Jokic.
Raptors F Brandon Ingram vs. Nuggets Projection: 31.5 Pts + Rebs + Asts
- B.I. torched the Nuggets to the tune of 30-8-1 (39 PRA) in his lone outing against Denver this season.
- Ingram, typically a premier midrange assassin, has shot 40% or greater from behind the arc in three straight months. He's peaked at 44.9% from deep in March.
- The Nuggets allow opponents to shoot 38.5 3-point attempts per game, the eighth-most in the NBA.
- Over their last 10 games, Denver is giving up 30 assists each night, third-most.
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Nuggets C Nikola Jokic vs. Raptors Projection: 50.5 Pts + Rebs + Asts
- Jokic missed the only game vs. Toronto this season but last year, he went for 28-14-13 (55 PRA) and 40-10-4 (54 PRA) against them.
- The Raptors have allowed opponents to shoot 49.2% from the field over their last 10 games, the fifth-highest clip in the league.
- Jokic shoots 57.3% from the field and averages 51.3 PRA on the year.
- Toronto cedes a 38.7% mark from deep over their last 10, the fifth-highest percentage in the sport. Jokic is taking a career-high 4.7 attempts from 3-point land.
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