The Oklahoma City Thunder (20-9) will turn to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31.1 points per game, third in NBA) when they attempt to take down Nikola Jokic (26.3, 11th) and the Denver Nuggets (23-10) on Friday, December 29, 2023 at Ball Arena. It begins at 9:00 PM ET on ALT and BSOK.
The Nuggets face off against the Thunder. The Nuggets are favored by 3.5 points against the Thunder. The matchup features an over/under of 230.
Nuggets vs. Thunder Betting Odds
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- Spread: Denver -3.5
- Total: 230
- Moneyline: Denver -162, Oklahoma City +137
Thunder at Nuggets odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Thunder (+ 3.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (230)
- Prediction:
Nuggets 116 – Thunder 114
- Denver has been the favorite in 30 games this season and has come away with the win 22 times (73.3%) in those contests.
- This season, Denver has come away with a win 20 times in 26 chances when named as a favorite of at least -162 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Denver has a 61.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Oklahoma City has been the underdog on the moneyline 11 total times this season. OKC has finished 6-5 in those games.
- Oklahoma City has a record of 1-2 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +137 or longer (33.3%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Oklahoma City’s implied win probability is 42.2%.
- The Nuggets record only 2.3 more points per game (115.9) than the Thunder allow (113.6).
- When Denver totals more than 113.6 points, it is 13-4-1 against the spread and 15-3 overall.
- When it scores more than 110 points, Oklahoma City is 19-4 against the spread and 19-4 overall.
- Denver has an ATS record of 14-15 and a 21-8 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 121.3 points.
- The Nuggets are the NBA’s 13th-ranked scoring team (115.9 PPG), while the Thunder rank 14th in points per game allowed (113.6) in the league.
- Oklahoma City’s squad is currently the fifth-ranked scoring team in the NBA (121.3 PPG), while Denver’s team is third in points allowed per game (110).
- The Nuggets have totaled 196 more points than their opponents this season (5.9 per game on average), and the Thunder have scored 223 more points than their opponents (7.7 per game).
Over/Under
- Denver’s average implied point total this year is 1.1 fewer points than its implied total in Friday’s game (115.9 implied points on average compared to 117 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Denver has put up more than 117 points in a game 17 times.
- The 118.1-point average implied total on the season for Oklahoma City is 5.1 more points than the team’s 113-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Nuggets vs. Thunder
- Game Day: Friday, December 29, 2023
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ALT and BSOK
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Arena: Ball Arena
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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