Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/26/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, March 26, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Bally Sports OK

The Oklahoma City Thunder (21-52) are on their way to Ball Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Denver Nuggets (43-31).

The Thunder took the court against the Magic and notched a win by a score of 118-102 in their last game. Oklahoma City wrapped up the contest with a 48.1% field goal percentage (38 out of 79) and converted 17 out of their 41 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Thunder knocked down 25 of 30 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned a total of 44 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 21 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 3 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of defending, Oklahoma City let their opponent shoot 38.7% from the floor on 36 out of 93 shooting. Orlando totaled 45 assists and had 24 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Orlando pulled down 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Orlando finished the contest at 81.3% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 16 tries. They converted 17 out of their 51 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Concerning personal fouls, the Thunder ended up with 16 and the Magic totaled 10 personal fouls.

Theo Maledon is a guy who played a role for this contest. Maledon finished the game at 69.2% from the floor and also earned 6 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins played and snagged 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 25 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will take the court with a record of 21-52 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling in 45.8 boards per game and has tallied 1,593 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Thunder are hitting 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (872 of 2,740) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 103.3 points per contest (30th in basketball) while going 42.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 15th in the league in points per game allowed (110.9). The Thunder are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (3,001 of 6,604) and they relinquish 48.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 27th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,892 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Nuggets took a loss by a score of 140-130 when they faced the Suns. When it comes to how they rebounded, Denver allowed Phoenix to snag 24 in all (5 on the offensive side). They shot 48.1% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 13 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 29 from the free throw line (79.3%). The Nuggets permitted the Suns to knock down 52 of their 86 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 60.5% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Nuggets shot 48 out of 81 from the field which gave them a rate of 59.3%. When discussing three-point shots, Denver converted 15 of 32 tries (46.9%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 70.4%. The Suns had 8 personal fouls for this contest which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Nuggets were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the matchup.

Nikola Jokic ended up being important for the Nuggets in this matchup. Jokic earned 28 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes in this matchup. He buried 9 of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 90.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 43-31 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nuggets are connecting on 47.9% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball. Denver has accounted for 8,273 pts on the season (111.8 per contest) and they average 44.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 27.5 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.4 times per contest. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 19.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 79.1% from the free throw line.

The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 12th in the league in PPG given up with 109.4. They are able to force 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (22nd in basketball). The Denver defense allows 34.3% on shots from distance (868 of 2,531) and opponents are converting on 75.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 25.0 assists and 42.6 boards per contest, which has them ranked 18th and 5th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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