| Wed, Dec 22<\/th>\n | NBA Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|
| Point Spread:<\/td>\n | Denver Nuggets -6 at Oklahoma City Thunder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Total:<\/td>\n | 212.5 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Game Time:<\/td>\n | 8:10pm ET \/ 5:10pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arena:<\/td>\n | Paycom Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| TV:<\/td>\n | Bally Sports Oklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nOklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets Analysis<\/h2>\nDenver All-Star Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets (15-14, 5th in NBA – West) have a date with conference cousin Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder (10-19, 13th in NBA – West). The Wednesday night event has a scheduled tipoff at 8:00 pm ET in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n The Joker isn’t having nearly as much fun this year as in season’s past. Jokic ranks sixth in the NBA, averaging 26.3 points per game, and without his services, on game night, this Nuggets squad is as offensively challenged as any of the less-than in the league. Jokic’s foe on humpnight, Thunder, is a frustrated group. Oklahoma City is a “face reality” 2-11 in games decided by ten or more points.<\/p>\n Denver doesn’t only scuffle to score points without their star center. They allow their opponents to dominate the glass too. As a result, the Nugs reside at the bottom of the Western Conference statistical rebounding chart registering 42.1 rebounds per game. Nearly one-fourth of those boards belong to Jokic (averaging 13.5).<\/p>\n For those Association fans who have been hiding in suburbian malls or living a tunnel-visioned existence front and center of a PC ordering holiday gifts online, breaking news is likely all around you; the return of COVID-19 is playing in a theatre near you. The evidence that the Drama Series is real and carving a wide path right down the middle of Holiday Street are blinking neon bright on almost every store sign in the National Basketball Association.<\/p>\n The Thunder is one of the few NBA franchises that hasn’t been inflicted with the unwanted novelty. OKC has yet to have a player miss a game due to COVID this season.<\/p>\n “There’s probably some randomness to the fact that we haven’t got hit by it,” Thunder coach Daigneault was quoted as saying. “But this year, we’re certainly hyper-aware of what’s going on and trying to promote as much safety as we can,” Daigneault added.<\/p>\n Wednesday’s game is the first of four meetings between the teams this season, and by my measures, the market continues to ignore the true value of the Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, and rookie Josh Giddey have had their share of exhausting 15-minute moments this season; however, with pain comes gain. The OKC kid who comes off the Thunder’s bench is averaging 10.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 6.2 assists. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 24.4 points over the team’s last ten games, and once believed to be, but a defensive asset Dort is tossing 17.2 points to the rim on a nightly basis.<\/p>\n This proverbial battle of expectations versus hope headlines tonight’s game as usual postseason Denver is in OKC intending to grab some of the Thunder’s turf. Circa of Las Vegas opened the visiting Nuggets as 6-point road favorites for tonight’s matchup with a total of 212.5 points.<\/p>\n Denver Nuggets<\/h3>\nExpected starting lineup for Denver Oklahoma City Thunder<\/h3>\nExpected starting lineup for OKC: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets Injury Report<\/h2>\nDenver Nuggets Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City continues to be undervalued, which isn’t any more evident than in tonight’s handicap. So the WagerTalk pick to click is a play on the home underdog Thunder plus the points.<\/p>\n \n |
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