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2021 NBA Handicapping
(10-14) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets (13-11)
Date: Friday, February 12
Time: 9:00 PM EST
Venue: Ball Arena, Denver Colorado
NBA Moneyline Odds: OFF
NBA Betting Odds: Nuggets -12
NBA Betting Total: OFF
Friday, February 12, the Oklahoma City Thunder travel to play the Denver Nuggets as the teams meet for the second time in the 2020-21 campaign. The first matchup occurred on January 19th with the Nuggets winning 119-101
Last season, the squads played three times with Denver winning two of the three contests. The Nuggets hold the all-time record having won 99 matches of the 185 played.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Although the Thunder leaves LA having lost two games there are positives the team can glean from both contests.
First, this squad is keen to land among the bottom three squads this season in order to improve their chances of landing the top draft pick. Losses help with that objective.
Second, the Thunder had only the minimum eight players available in both games versus the Lakers and were missing their star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the second match.
In spite of that fact, OKC pushed the Lakers to overtime in both games and almost captured the win in the second match if not for a guy named LeBron James.
Every player stepped up to fill their role while Kenrich Williams was so impressive he may have cemented his position on this squad moving into the new era.
Williams picked up additional minutes with the team being shorthanded and also needed to provide more offense with Gilgeous-Alexander out.
He responded with a career-high 24 points and did it on a highly efficient 11 of 14. Williams also did what he typically does filling up the box score with six rebounds, two assists, and three steals.
Al Horford was the high scorer with 25 points plus he offered eight rebounds and eight assists. Hamidou Diallo has been reaching career highs of late recently dishing 10 dimes and matching his high in rebounds with 11. He surpassed the latter effort in this match with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Luguentz Dort scored 17 points as the other double-figure contributor.
Gilgeous-Alexander (sprained knee) is questionable. Theo Maledon (health and safety) is day-to-day. Isaiah Roby (foot) missed the last three games and is questionable to play versus Denver.
George Hill (thumb) will be out until March.
Denver Nuggets
The three-game losing streak is over as the Nuggets beat the Cavaliers to get back on track.
Nikola Jokic delivered a quiet double-double of 12 points and 12 assists plus six rebounds. Veteran Paul Millsap led the offensive effort with 22 points.
Jamal Murray was also relatively quiet amassing just eight points and took only six shots. The Canadian is playing through some bumps and bruises and fortunately, on this night his offense wasn’t required as his teammates stepped up.
Michael Porter Jr. got the starting assignment netting 19 points. Will Barton (16), rookie Zeke Nnaji (14), and Monte Morris (12) were the other double-figure contributors.
Gary Harris (left adductor strain) and PJ Dozier (hamstring) both missed the match on Wednesday and are questionable for Friday.
Greg Whittington had knee surgery that will keep him off the court for four to six weeks.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Nuggets are 9-1 in the teams last 10 head to head meetings
- The Nuggets are 9-1 ATS in the last 10 head to head meetings
- Over/Under is 5-4-1 in the teams last 10 head to head meetings
Free Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Prediction:
A tough slog for the Thunder facing the Lakers twice the Nuggets and on Sunday will play the Bucks. They began the week with a 10-12 record and could finish the week 10-16. That’s not necessarily a bad thing given their goal this season.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Thunder +12
The Nuggets have dropped to seventh in the West as of this posting and unlike the Thunder have playoff desires. OKC won’t roll over as they demonstrated in LA, but Al Horford will be in tough to keep Jokic in check so take the points but Denver gets the win.
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