Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 10/22/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Saturday, October 22, 2022

Venue:  Ball Arena, Denver, CO

Where to Watch:  BSOK

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Thunder +7.5, Nuggets -7.5; Over/Under:  224.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Thunder +7.5, Nuggets -7.5; Over/Under:  225 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Thunder +7.5, Nuggets -7.5; Over/Under:  224.5 points

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  0-1 (4th place, Northwest Division)

Denver Nuggets:  0-1 (5th place, Northwest Division)

 

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Oklahoma City Thunder:  0-1 last 1

Denver Nuggets:  0-1 last 1

 

The Thunder are coming into this game with a 0-1 record overall and they are 0-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves in their last game. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team in points in that game with 32 while Josh Giddey was next on the team with 14 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Josh Giddey led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 38.4% from the field, 31.1% from 3-point range, and 81.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 108 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 115 PPG against them. The Thunder have an ATS record of 1-0 this season and their O/U record is 0-1.

 

 

 

The Nuggets are coming into this game with a 0-1 record overall and they are playing their 1st home game of the season here. This will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them as they still have a game against the Golden State Warriors to be played on Friday night. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Utah Jazz in their last game. Nikola Jokić led the team in points in that game with 27 while Aaron Gordon was next on the team with 22 points. Nikola Jokić and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope each led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Aaron Gordon led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 48.2% from the field, 22.7% from 3-point range, and 94.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 102 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 123 PPG against them. The Nuggets have an ATS record of 0-1 this season and their O/U record is 0-1.

The current betting odds have the Thunder listed as a 7.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Thunder were starting to heat up near the end of the season last year despite being one of the worst teams in the league. They actually had the best ATS record in the NBA last season though and they have a very young team with a lot of talent that is still figuring out how to play their best together. This is not a team that is going to get blown out in every game though and they put up a fight against the Timberwolves in their season opener, opening with another cover against the spread. The Nuggets opened their season getting upset by the Jazz as a huge favorite and they didn't look great in that game at all. They will play a lot better in their home opener here but they are not going to blow the Thunder out here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Thunder to cover the spread in this game.

 

Thunder Nuggets Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, October 22, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Nuggets 117 Thunder 112.

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Oklahoma City Thunder: 23-13 ATS as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12 points. 24-11 ATS off a cover where the team lost the game straight up as an underdog. 19-8 OVER after a division game.

Denver Nuggets: 14-30 ATS in a home game where the total is 220 to 229.5. 5-11 ATS off an upset win as a road underdog. 52-30 OVER in home games.

 

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  J. Williams (SG) Ques Sat - Eye. C. Holmgren (C) out for season - Foot.

Denver Nuggets:  N. Jokic (C) Prob Fri - Finger. J. Murray (SG) Ques Fri - Knee.

 

 

 

“Scrappy games should suit our guys. We're young guys. We should love those type of environments.” - Josh Giddey after their loss against the Timberwolves on Wednesday.

 

 

“In that first half (the Jazz) outworked us and I think to a man everyone in (our) locker room would agree. We looked like a different team, felt like a different team (in the second half). But in this league you can’t pick and choose when you play.” - Mike Malone after his team’s loss against the Jazz on Wednesday.

 

 

 

PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 

SG Josh Giddey

SF Luguentz Dort 

PF Aleksej Pokusevski

C Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

 

PG Jamal Murray 

SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

SF Michael Porter Jr.

PF Aaron Gordon

C Nikola Jokic

 

 

PPG: S. Gilgeous-Alexander (32)

APG: S. Gilgeous-Alexander (5)

Reb/G: J. Giddey (11)

 

PPG: N. Jokic (27)

APG: N. Jokic (6)

Reb/G: A. Gordon (10)

 

Coaches:

Oklahoma City Thunder: Mark Daigneault (3rd season)

Denver Nuggets: Michael Malone (8th season)