NBA board for Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Toronto Raptors at Denver Nuggets
Nuggets win by 5+
Spread: the points they have to cover.
Ticket DEN -4.5
Toronto is without Kawhi Leonard and has Jakob Poeltl day-to-day. ESPN's predictor gives Denver about 66% at home, which supports laying four and a half.
Books on this card
- DraftKings DEN -4.5 · total 230.5 · TOR +160 / DEN -192
Consensus median DEN -4.5. 1 of 1 books match that number.
Total median 230.5. 1 of 1 books match that total.
A snapshot from the card's source. Not a link. Not an offer. It may already be stale. One book is the whole board when that is all the source printed.
Sources
- https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/nba/scoreboard?dates=20261104Retrieved Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 10:05 AM ET. Verified schedule, odds.
- https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/nba/summary?event=401909931Retrieved Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 10:05 AM ET. Verified schedule, injury.
Preview
First meeting of the season between these two, per ESPN, at 9 p.m. ET at Ball Arena. ESPN has the Nuggets 3-3 overall and 1-2 in Denver. Toronto is 4-3 and 2-2 on the road. Both played Monday. Toronto won 125-118 at the Clippers, and Denver lost 118-110 at home to Portland, per ESPN.
Key factors
Toronto is without Kawhi Leonard (knee inflammation) and Nate Bittle (foot fracture), and Jakob Poeltl is day-to-day with shoulder inflammation, per ESPN's injury report. Scottie Barnes is carrying the Raptors at 24.4 points and 7.9 rebounds a game, with Immanuel Quickley at 5.6 assists. Denver's report has Cameron Johnson (lower body) and Alpha Diallo (wrist) day-to-day, and Spencer Jones (hamstring) and Julian Strawther (knee sprain) out. Jamal Murray leads Denver at 27.3 points, and Nikola Jokic is at 9.7 rebounds and 9.0 assists. If Poeltl sits, Toronto has a size problem against Jokic. DraftKings via ESPN has Denver -4.5, the same spread as our morning card. The moneyline moved to Denver -203 / Toronto +169 from -192 / +160, and the total ticked up to 231.5 from 230.5. ESPN's predictor gives Denver about 66%.
The pick
Our morning card took Denver -4.5 as a Lean, and we're staying there. Toronto without Leonard, and maybe without Poeltl, is a tough matchup for a Jokic team. The caution flag is Denver's home form: 1-2 at Ball Arena with Monday's loss to Portland. Check Poeltl's status before tip.
Write-up sources
- ESPN: Raptors at Nuggets, Nov. 4, 2026
- ESPN game summary: TOR at DEN (injuries, leaders, last five, odds, predictor, season series)
- ESPN NBA scoreboard, Nov. 4, 2026 (records, tip times, odds)
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