The Denver Nuggets battle the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET in the season opener for both teams. The matchup airs on TNT.
The Nuggets are a 2.5-point favorite against the Thunder when Nuggets and Thunder take the court. The game’s point total is set at 225.5.
Nuggets vs. Thunder betting odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:34 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Denver -2.5
- Total: 225.5
- Moneyline: Denver -148, Oklahoma City +125
Thunder at Nuggets odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Thunder (+ 2.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (225.5)
- Prediction:
Nuggets 114 – Thunder 112
Moneyline
- Denver has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -148 or shorter.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nuggets’ implied win probability is 59.7%.
- Oklahoma City has not entered a Game this season with longer moneyline odds than +125.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Thunder have a 44.4% chance to win.
Against the spread
- Last year, the Nuggets averaged only 2.2 more points per Game (114.9) than the Thunder allowed (112.7).
- When Denver scored more than 112.7 points last season, it went 33-14-2 against the spread and 43-6 overall.
- Oklahoma City went 43-22 against the spread and 52-13 overall when it scored more than 109.6 points last season.
- Denver had an ATS record of 36-31-2 and a 53-16 record overall last season when its opponents scored fewer than 120.1 points.
- Last season, the Nuggets were at the 14th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (114.9 PPG), while the Thunder allowed the 11th-fewest points per Game (112.7) in the league.
- Oklahoma City was the NBA’s third-ranked offense (120.1 PPG) a season ago, while Denver allowed the sixth-ranked average points per Game (109.6).
- The Nuggets totaled a total of 431 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 5.3 per Game), and the Thunder out-scored opponents by 608 points on the season (7.4 more per Game).
Over/Under
- Denver’s average implied point total last season was 2.5 more points than its implied total in Thursday’s Game (116.5 implied points on average compared to 114 implied points in this Game).
- Last season, Denver put up more than 114 points in 44 Games.
- The average implied point total last season for Oklahoma City (119.4) is 7.4 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (112).
How to watch Nuggets vs. Thunder
- Game day: Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Game time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV channel: TNT
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Arena: Ball Arena
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