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2022 NBA Handicapping
(19-42) OKC Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets (36-25)
Date: Wednesday, March 2nd
Time: 9:00 PM ET
Venue: Ball Arena Denver, Colorado
NBA Moneyline Odds: Thunder +700 | Nuggets -769 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Nuggets -13.5
NBA Betting Total: 226.5
Wednesday, March 2nd finds the OKC Thunder playing the Denver Nuggets for the third of four scheduled matches this season. The teams split the prior two games with OKC winning 108-94 on December 22nd while Denver won 99-95 on January 9th.
Denver will host the final meeting in the season series on March 26th.
The Thunder last played on Monday in a 110-131 losing effort versus the Kings while the Nuggets played Sunday defeating the Trail Blazers 124-92.
Last season the clubs played three times with Denver sweeping the series. The Thunder holds the all-time record having bested the Nuggets in 100 of their 189 matches
OKC Thunder
The Thunder are 2-8 through the last 10 games but aren’t sweating the losses because this season is all about ‘the tank’. The injury list is lengthy with no rush to bring back players quickly.
Case in point, now that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is back – -Josh Giddey is out. I’m not suggesting Giddey isn’t hurt (he is) – rather that there is no incentive to rush him back.
VP Sam Presti is hopeful his club will finish the season with a record in the bottom three to increase their chances of winning the draft lottery and hence the top draft pick.
Getting one of the top three picks is the secondary wish since the 2022 class is no where near as deep as last year. Factor in three big men are likely to be the top three picks and since OKC is set in the backcourt it’s understandable why the Thunder are invested in the tank.
Ty Jerome (hip), Kenrich Williams (knee), and Luguentz Dort (shoulder) are all questionable while Aaron Wiggins (ankle) was downgraded to out versus the Nuggets on Wednesday.
Josh Giddey (hip), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (foot), and Mike Muscala (ankle) are all out indefinitely.
Denver Nuggets
The Nuggets have won six games in a row closing the gap on the Mavericks and Jazz now in a virtual tie with Dallas and trimming Utah’s lead to 2.5 games.
Although Nikola Jokic has been carrying the majority of the load for the Nuggets it looks like he’ll be getting back another offensive talent this month.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN updated Michael Porter Jr. will be cleared for contact in the coming week as per his agent Mark Bartelstein and is projected to return some time in March.
Jamal Murray is also expected back this season but no specific timeline was provided or when he’ll be able to practice and experience contact.
Zeke Nnaji (hamstring) is questionable to play Wednesday versus the Thunder. Vlatko Cancar (fractured foot), and Jamal Murry (ACL) are out indefinitely while Michael Porter Jr. (back surgery) has begun ramping up his workouts to return to the court.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Nuggets are 8-2 in the last 10 head to head matches
- The Nuggets are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 meetings.
- Over Under is 4-5-1 in the team’s last 10 head-to-head matchups.
- Oklahoma City is 2-8 SU in their last 10 games.
- Denver is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City’s last 5 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver’s last 6 games against a Western opponent
Free OKC Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Prediction
Make it seven wins in a row for the Nuggets but the question is whether they can cover the 13 point spread which feels too rich. So I’ll take the Thunder and the points.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Thunder +13
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