Oklahoma City Thunder (22-24) vs. Denver Nuggets (33-13)
January 22, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Denver Nuggets -6; Over/Under: -
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets meet Sunday in NBA action at the Ball Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Preview
The Oklahoma City Thunder are averaging 116.9 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 115.9 points on 46.3 percent shooting. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 30.6 points and 5.5 assists, while Josh Giddey is averaging 16 points and 5.8 assists. Luguentz Dort is the third double-digit scorer and Jalen Williams is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Oklahoma City Thunder are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 79.2 percent from the free throw line. The Oklahoma City Thunder are allowing 35.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.1 rebounds per game.
The Denver Nuggets Betting Preview
The Denver Nuggets are averaging 117.6 points on 51.2 percent shooting and allowing 113.1 points on 47.9 percent shooting. Nikola Jokic is averaging 25.1 points and 11 rebounds, while Jamal Murray is averaging 18.7 points and 4.1 rebounds. Aaron Gordon is the third double-digit scorer and Michael Porter Jr. is grabbing 5.7 rebounds. The Denver Nuggets are shooting 39.9 percent from beyond the arc and 74.9 percent from the free throw line. The Denver Nuggets are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.9 rebounds per game.
Trends
The Thunder are 41-19-1 ATS in their last 61 road games and 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The Nuggets are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 home games and 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The over is 7-3 in Thunder last 10 overall. The under is 5-2 in Nuggets last 7 overall. The Thunder are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Denver and 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been road covering machines dating back to last season, so there are reasons to consider the points. The issue is the Nuggets are the hottest and most consistent team at the moment, and they’re a buzz saw at home, where they win by an average of 11.2 points and shoot 52.4 percent from the field. The line is reasonable. Give me the Nuggets.
