The Denver Nuggets (1-1) are welcoming in the Oklahoma City Thunder (0-1) for a contest between Northwest Division rivals at Ball Arena, beginning at 6:00 PM ET on Saturday, October 22, 2022. It’s the first matchup between the squads this season.
The Nuggets head into their game against the Thunder as an 8.5-point favorite. The over/under for the game is 225.5.
Nuggets vs. Thunder Betting Odds
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- Spread: Denver -8.5
- Total: 225.5
- Moneyline: Denver -353, Oklahoma City +283
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Thunder at Nuggets odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 8.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (225.5)
- Prediction:
Nuggets 117 – Thunder 103
Moneyline
- Denver went 35-18 in games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 66% of those games).
- Denver had a record of 11-3 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -353 or shorter last year (78.6%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, Denver’s implied win probability is 77.9%.
- Oklahoma City won 22, or 27.8%, of the 79 games it played as underdogs last season.
- Oklahoma City had a record of 6-36, a 14.3% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +283 or more by sportsbooks last season.
- The implied probability of a win by Oklahoma City, based on the moneyline, is 26.1%.
Against the spread
- Last year, the Nuggets recorded 112.7 points per game, just 0.9 more points than the 111.8 the Thunder allowed.
- When Denver totaled more than 111.8 points last season, it went 28-14 against the spread and 35-7 overall.
- Oklahoma City went 33-6-3 against the spread and 19-23 overall last season when allowing fewer than 112.7 points.
- The Thunder put up an average of 103.7 points per game last year, 6.7 fewer points than the 110.4 the Nuggets gave up to opponents.
- Oklahoma City put together a 15-3-1 ATS record and an 11-8 overall record last season in games it scored more than 110.4 points.
- Denver went 13-9 against the spread and 18-4 overall last season when it allowed fewer than 103.7 points.
- Last season, the Nuggets were at the 10th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (112.7 PPG), while the Thunder allowed the 15th-fewest points per game (111.8) in the league.
- Oklahoma City was the NBA’s lowest-scoring offense (103.7 PPG) a season ago, while Denver allowed the 14th-ranked average points per game (110.4).
- The Nuggets put up a total of 189 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 2.3 per game), while the Thunder were out-scored by opponents on average last year (by 664 total points, -8.1 per game).
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Over/Under
- The average implied total for Denver last season was 113.6 points, 3.4 fewer points than its implied total of 117 points in Saturday’s game.
- Last season, Denver put up more than 117 points 30 times.
- The 112.8-point average implied total last season for Oklahoma City is 3.8 more points than the team’s 109-point implied total in this matchup.
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How to watch Nuggets vs. Thunder
- Game Day: Saturday, October 22, 2022
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSOK and ALT
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Arena: Ball Arena
- TV Channel: NBA League Pass
- Livestream: Watch on fuboTV!
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