Battle For The West | Prediction | OSB
Battle For The West
When: Wednesday, January 31st at 8:00pm
Where: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Watch: ALT, BSOK
This Wednesday night matchup is between two of the top seeds in the Western Conference with some of the best records in the entire NBA. The Oklahoma City Thunder are way ahead of their team’s timeline. One of the youngest rosters in the league and this season’s surprise standout. The Denver Nuggets are the reigning NBA Champions for a reason. The star studded Nuggets are looking to go back to back this year. We will provide you with the proper information needed for this Suns vs. Pacers match
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets: Best Odds
Team: Spread: O/U: Moneyline:
Thunder -2 231.5(-111) -130
Nuggets +2 231.5(-111) +110
The Oklahoma City Thunder are entering this game as the 3rd seed in the Western Conference after dropping back from 1st. The Thunder are coming into this game with a record of 32 wins and 15 losses on the season. The Thunder have been great defending their home court winning 17 of 23 when playing in OKC. Oklahoma City is being led by All Star starting guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who is averaging 31.3 points and 6.4 assists per game. Alongside Shai, has been exciting rookie Chet Holmgren who is averaging 16.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. The Thunder are currently in a downfall losing their last two games and dropping to third seed. The Thunder have won 6 of their last 10 games.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets: Betting Trends
Oklahoma City Thunder:
- · 30 – 16 – 1 ATS this season
- · 16 – 7- 0 ATS at home
- · 14 – 9 – 1 ATS on the road
- · 26 – 21 – 0 O/U this season
- · 13 – 10 – 0 O/U at home
- · 13 – 11 – 0 O/U on the road
Denver Nuggets:
- 20 – 25 – 2 ATS this season
- 12 – 10 – 1 ATS at home
- 8 – 16 – 1 on the road
- 18 – 30 – 0 O/U this season
- 9 – 14 – 0 O/U at home
- 9 – 16 – 0 O/U on the road
The Denver Nuggets are entering this game as the 2nd seed in the Western Conference with a record of 33-15. The Nuggets have won 7 of their last 10 games and are currently on a 2 game win streak. The Nuggets are led by two time MVP Nikola Jokic who is currently averaging 26.3 points, 12.1 rebounds and 9 assists on the season. Alongside Jokic is star guard Jamal Murray, who is averaging 21.4 points and 6.5 assists per game this year.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets: Game Prediction
The Denver Nuggets won the championship last season and are looking just as dominant this year. The Nuggets are in the 2nd seed and there is little doubt from NBA fans that they will not stay in the top 3 come playoff time. Nikola Jokic and company are a great all around team and will be as long as their core group stays together under Coach Michael Malone. Denver will look to continue their win streak as they stay in the west coast for the next couple of games.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the most interesting team in the league right now. They are not supposed to be as good as they currently are. The Thunder are currently ahead of schedule in their rebuild and still have a plethora of picks to use as assets which makes this team very scary. However, OKC is currently in a slump with a two game losing streak. OKC is very strong at home with their 17-6 record. This would be a great game for the Thunder to get back on track if they beat a great team like the Nuggets.
Both of these things are having extremely impressive seasons and will finish near the top of the Western Conference. A game like this could determine the seeding in a few months. The young Thunder roster has done a great job of finding ways to win with great defense and all star starting level play from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The chemistry and talent that this team has at such a young age is extremely impressive, but since they are in a slump right now, I have to go with the veteran Denver Nuggets. The Denver Nuggets are one of the scariest teams in the league and are too consistent. I believe that in this Wednesday night matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Denver Nuggets will win this game on the road and will keep their impressive run going. The Thunder will bounce back from the blowout loss to the Pistons without Cade Cunnighman and keep this game close covering the spread, but will ultimately lose the game to Denver. Both of these teams have electrifying offenses, I like the over in this battle of the west.
Moneyline Pick: Denver Nuggets (+110)
ATS Pick: Oklahoma City Thunder (-2)
O/U Pick: Over (231.5)
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