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Raptors vs. Nuggets Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Raptors vs. Nuggets NBA game on March 20, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raptors | 30 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 115 |
Nuggets | 27 | 38 | 23 | 19 | 121 |
Live Probabilities
Spread
Over / Under
Moneyline
Win %
29%
71%
Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raptors | 30 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 115 |
Nuggets | 27 | 38 | 23 | 19 | 121 |
Q4 00:04 Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot
Q4 00:33 Scottie Barnes misses two point jump shot
Q4 00:44 Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Q4 00:59 Raptors makes two point jump shot
Q4 1:15 Jamal Murray misses two point jump shot
Q4 1:32 Scottie Barnes makes two point jump shot
Q4 1:33 Scottie Barnes misses two point jump shot
Q4 1:45 Nuggets makes two point jump shot
Q4 2:08 Scottie Barnes makes two point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists)
Q4 2:26 Jamal Murray makes two point jump shot
Play by Play
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
ALL
End of 4th Quarter.
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Nuggets defensive rebound
Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot
Nuggets offensive rebound
+1
Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2
106-107
Raptors 60 second timeout
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, Bruce Brown)
RJ Barrett personal foul (Take) (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
Jakob Poeltl personal foul (Away from play) (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
+1
Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1
106-107
Nuggets 60 second timeout
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, Nikola Jokic)
Jakob Poeltl misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Nikola Jokic personal foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul)
Jakob Poeltl misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Raptors personal foul
Raptors offensive rebound
Raptors personal foul
+1
Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2
106-107
+1
Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2
106-107
Nuggets lineup change (Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, Bruce Brown)
Stoppage (Equipment malfunction)
Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
Scottie Barnes misses two point jump shot
+2
Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
106-107
Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul)
+1
Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 1 of 1
106-107
+2
Raptors makes two point jump shot
106-107
Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses two point jump shot
+2
Scottie Barnes makes two point jump shot
106-107
Scottie Barnes offensive rebound
Scottie Barnes misses two point jump shot
Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
Scottie Barnes personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
+1
Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2
106-107
+1
Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2
106-107
+2
Nuggets makes two point jump shot
106-107
Raptors lineup change (RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl, Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes)
Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
Brandon Ingram personal foul
Stoppage (Other)
+2
Scottie Barnes makes two point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists)
106-107
+2
Jamal Murray makes two point jump shot
106-107
+2
Scottie Barnes makes two point driving hook shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
106-107
+2
Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot
106-107
+3
Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot
106-107
Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound
Nuggets misses two point jump shot
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
Jamal Shead misses three point jump shot
Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound
Jakob Poeltl misses two point tip layup
Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound
Raptors misses two point jump shot
Jamal Shead offensive rebound
Jamal Shead misses two point jump shot
Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point jump shot
Jakob Poeltl personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
Raptors 60 second timeout
Instant replay
Instant replay (Challenge)
Raptors 60 second timeout
Raptors challenge timeout
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic)
+2
Raptors makes two point jump shot
103-107
+3
Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot
101-107
Jamal Shead personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
Raptors lineup change (RJ Barrett, Jakob Poeltl, Jamal Shead, Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes)
Raptors turnover
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, Bruce Brown)
Raptors 60 second timeout
+3
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot
101-107
Bruce Brown offensive rebound
Christian Braun misses three point jump shot
Brandon Ingram personal foul
Brandon Ingram turnover (offensive foul)
Raptors lineup change (RJ Barrett, Jakob Poeltl, Ja'Kobe Walter, Jamal Shead, Brandon Ingram)
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Christian Braun, Cameron Johnson, Nikola Jokic, Bruce Brown)
Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot
Bruce Brown defensive rebound
Immanuel Quickley misses three point jump shot
Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound
Nuggets misses three point jump shot
Raptors personal foul
Raptors lineup change (Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl, Ja'Kobe Walter, Jamal Shead, Brandon Ingram)
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, Nikola Jokic, Bruce Brown)
Spencer Jones defensive rebound
Immanuel Quickley misses three point pullup jump shot
+3
Nuggets makes three point jump shot
101-101
Spencer Jones offensive rebound
Nuggets misses three point jump shot
+2
Immanuel Quickley makes two point jump shot
103-107
Scottie Barnes defensive rebound
Spencer Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot
+3
Immanuel Quickley makes three point jump shot
106-107
+3
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot
96-98
Cameron Johnson defensive rebound
Raptors misses three point jump shot
Immanuel Quickley shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
+1
Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2
96-98
Raptors lineup change (RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl, Ja'Kobe Walter, Jamal Shead)
+1
Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2
106-107
Raptors lineup change (Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl, Ja'Kobe Walter, Jamal Shead, Scottie Barnes)
Raptors 60 second timeout
Bruce Brown defensive rebound
+2
Jamal Shead makes two point driving floating bank jump shot
96-95
Jamal Murray personal foul
Nuggets personal foul
Jamal Shead misses regular free throw 1 of 1
Spencer Jones personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul)
Bruce Brown personal foul (Ja'Kobe Walter draws the foul)
Raptors lineup change (RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Ja'Kobe Walter, Jamal Shead, Scottie Barnes)
Cameron Johnson turnover
Cameron Johnson defensive rebound
RJ Barrett misses two point jump shot
+3
Nuggets makes three point jump shot
96-98
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Instant replay
Nuggets 60 second timeout
Nuggets challenge timeout
Nuggets 60 second timeout
Scottie Barnes offensive rebound
Scottie Barnes misses two point driving floating jump shot
+2
Nuggets makes two point jump shot
94-90
Jamal Murray defensive rebound
Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point cutting layup
+3
Nuggets makes three point jump shot
94-88
Cameron Johnson misses heave shot
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, Bruce Brown, Spencer Jones)
Nuggets offensive rebound
Raptors lineup change (RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Jamison Battle, Ja'Kobe Walter, Scottie Barnes)
End of 3rd Quarter.
+2
Raptors makes two point jump shot
94-85
+3
Nuggets makes three point jump shot
94-85
+3
Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)
94-85
Scottie Barnes defensive rebound
Scottie Barnes blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving layup
Ja'Kobe Walter personal foul (Spencer Jones draws the foul)
Raptors lineup change (Jamison Battle, Ja'Kobe Walter, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Jamal Shead, Scottie Barnes)
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Cameron Johnson, Nikola Jokic, Bruce Brown, Spencer Jones)
+2
Raptors makes two point jump shot
94-90
Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound
Brandon Ingram misses three point pullup jump shot
+3
Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
87-82
+2
Raptors makes two point jump shot
87-82
+2
Nuggets makes two point jump shot
87-82
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
Raptors misses three point jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul)
Jakob Poeltl misses regular free throw 2 of 2
+1
Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 1 of 2
87-82
+3
Nuggets makes three point jump shot
84-77
Christian Braun shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul)
Brandon Ingram misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Raptors offensive rebound
+1
Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2
106-107
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic, Bruce Brown, Spencer Jones)
Brandon Ingram defensive rebound
Nuggets misses three point jump shot
Jamal Murray defensive rebound
Raptors misses three point jump shot
Raptors 60 second timeout
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Nikola Jokic, Spencer Jones)
Raptors lineup change (Jakob Poeltl, Ja'Kobe Walter, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Jamal Shead, Brandon Ingram)
+2
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
83-74
+2
RJ Barrett makes two point jump shot
83-72
+2
Christian Braun makes two point jump shot
83-74
+2
RJ Barrett makes two point running layup (Immanuel Quickley assists)
83-74
Nuggets turnover
+2
Jakob Poeltl makes two point jump shot
79-70
+1
Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1
83-74
Scottie Barnes shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
+2
Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
106-107
+2
Raptors makes two point jump shot
87-82
Nuggets 60 second timeout
RJ Barrett defensive rebound
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point tip layup
Tim Hardaway Jr. offensive rebound
Nuggets misses two point jump shot
+2
Jakob Poeltl makes two point jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists)
69-67
Christian Braun personal foul
+1
Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 1 of 1
69-67
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic)
Brandon Ingram defensive rebound
Christian Braun misses three point pullup jump shot
+3
Immanuel Quickley makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists)
69-67
Nuggets personal foul
+2
Nuggets makes two point jump shot
69-67
Nuggets 60 second timeout
+2
Brandon Ingram makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
69-65
Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
+2
Raptors makes two point jump shot
87-82
+2
Nuggets makes two point jump shot
87-82
+2
Immanuel Quickley makes two point stepback jump shot
69-65
Raptors defensive rebound
Nuggets misses two point jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
+2
Brandon Ingram makes two point jump shot
63-63
Jakob Poeltl personal foul
Raptors personal foul
+1
Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2
87-82
+1
Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2
87-82
+1
RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 1 of 1
67-65
Jamal Murray personal foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul)
+2
RJ Barrett makes two point driving floating jump shot
87-82
+2
Jamal Murray makes two point jump shot
94-90
+2
RJ Barrett makes two point jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists)
67-65
Nuggets turnover
Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot
+2
Jamal Murray makes two point jump shot
94-90
Raptors technical foul (Defensive three second)
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw 1 of 1
Nuggets offensive rebound
+2
Jakob Poeltl makes two point tip layup
69-67
Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound
Raptors misses three point jump shot
RJ Barrett defensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses two point jump shot
Aaron Gordon personal foul
Brandon Ingram misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Raptors offensive rebound
+1
Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2
106-107
End of 1st Half.
+2
Scottie Barnes makes two point driving finger roll layup (Immanuel Quickley assists)
69-65
Raptors lineup change (RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl, Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes)
+3
Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
53-57
Jamal Murray defensive rebound
Jakob Poeltl misses two point jump shot
Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound
Brandon Ingram personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Nuggets offensive rebound
Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Raptors lineup change (Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl, Ja'Kobe Walter, Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes)
Nuggets lineup change (Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, Nikola Jokic)
+1
RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-54
Nuggets personal foul
+1
RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 1 of 2
96-98
+2
Nuggets makes two point jump shot
69-65
Christian Braun defensive rebound
Raptors misses three point jump shot
Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound
Raptors misses two point jump shot
+2
Aaron Gordon makes two point tip dunk
69-65
Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
Nuggets misses two point jump shot
RJ Barrett offensive rebound
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
RJ Barrett misses two point tip layup
Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot
Cameron Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 3
Nuggets 60 second timeout
Raptors lineup change (RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl, Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes)
Nuggets lineup change (Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, Nikola Jokic)
Raptors lineup change (RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl, Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes)
Nuggets lineup change (Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, Nikola Jokic)
Raptors personal foul
+1
Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 3
94-90
Nuggets offensive rebound
+1
Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 3 of 3
94-90
Tyus Jones defensive rebound
Scottie Barnes misses two point jump shot
+2
Christian Braun makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
53-57
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot
+2
Nuggets makes two point jump shot
53-57
+2
Jamal Shead makes two point jump shot
53-57
Raptors personal foul
+1
Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2
53-57
+1
Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2
83-74
Raptors lineup change (RJ Barrett, Jakob Poeltl, Jamal Shead, Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes)
+2
Jakob Poeltl makes two point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists)
47-42
Brandon Ingram defensive rebound
Nuggets misses three point jump shot
Scottie Barnes turnover (out of bounds step)
Raptors lineup change (Jakob Poeltl, Ja'Kobe Walter, Jamal Shead, Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes)
Nuggets lineup change (Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, Nikola Jokic, Tyus Jones)
Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound
Nuggets misses two point jump shot
Christian Braun offensive rebound
Nuggets misses two point jump shot
+3
Raptors makes three point jump shot
47-42
Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound
Ja'Kobe Walter blocks Bruce Brown's two point floating jump shot
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
Immanuel Quickley misses three point jump shot
+2
Aaron Gordon makes two point jump shot
42-38
Nuggets lineup change (Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, Bruce Brown, Tyus Jones)
Brandon Ingram offensive rebound
Raptors misses two point jump shot
Nuggets defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Raptors misses two point jump shot
+2
Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot
47-42
Raptors personal foul
Immanuel Quickley offensive foul (Charge) (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul)
Raptors lineup change (Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl, Ja'Kobe Walter, Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes)
Nuggets lineup change (Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, Bruce Brown)
Immanuel Quickley turnover (offensive foul)
Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound
Aaron Gordon misses three point pullup jump shot
Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass)
Christian Braun shooting foul (Sandro Mamukelashvili draws the foul)
+1
Sandro Mamukelashvili makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-38
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown)
+1
Sandro Mamukelashvili makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-42
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown)
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown)
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown)
+2
Nuggets makes two point jump shot
40-38
Raptors violation
+3
Raptors makes three point jump shot
40-36
Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound
Nuggets misses three point jump shot
Sandro Mamukelashvili personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
Raptors lineup change (RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Ja'Kobe Walter, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Brandon Ingram)
+3
RJ Barrett makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists)
37-36
Nuggets personal foul
+2
Nuggets makes two point jump shot
42-38
Bruce Brown defensive rebound
Raptors misses two point jump shot
Scottie Barnes defensive rebound
Raptors 60 second timeout
Nuggets lineup change (Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Bruce Brown, Spencer Jones)
Raptors lineup change (RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Ja'Kobe Walter, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Jamal Shead)
Nuggets offensive rebound
Nuggets misses two point jump shot
Box Score
Player Stats
Team Stats
| Pos | Player | Pts | Reb | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | S. Barnes | 15 | 8 | 8 |
| G | 5 | I. Quickley | 15 | 4 | 8 |
| F | 3 | B. Ingram | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| G | 9 | R. Barrett | 18 | 5 | 2 |
| C | 19 | J. Poeltl | 23 | 11 | 2 |
| Pos | Player | Pts | Reb | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 32 | A. Gordon | 16 | 5 | 3 |
| C | 15 | N. Jokic | 22 | 8 | 9 |
| G-F | 10 | T. Hardaway Jr. | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| G | 0 | C. Braun | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| G-F | 11 | B. Brown | 12 | 3 | 0 |
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Raptors vs. Nuggets: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Raptors vs. Nuggets
- Date: Friday, March 20, 2026
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Venue: Ball Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Nuggets favored at -7.5
- Total (Over/Under): 243.5
- Moneyline Odds: Raptors +233, Nuggets -245
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Raptors: 28%
- Nuggets: 72%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Projected Final Score
Our predicted final score for this NBA matchup is Raptors 116-122 Nuggets.
This prediction is based on each team's average score following 10,000 game simulations.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Raptors a win probability of 28%, while the Nuggets have a win probability of 72%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Nuggets are more likely to beat the Raptors in the NBA game at Ball Arena on Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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