Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 1/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Paycom Center is the site where the Oklahoma City Thunder (32-15) will compete against the Denver Nuggets (33-15) on Wednesday.

The Nuggets faced the Bucks and earned the victory with a final of 113-107 in their last game. Denver ended the game with a 48.4% field goal percentage (44 of 91) and converted 4 of 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets knocked down 21 of 24 shots for a rate of 87.5%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 47 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 29 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning defense, Denver allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the floor on 36 out of 84 shooting. Milwaukee doled out 24 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. In addition, Milwaukee collected 40 rebounds (7 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Milwaukee ended up shooting 76.0% from the free throw line by making 19 of their 25 attempts. They buried 16 of their 40 attempts from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 22 and the Bucks totaled 22 personal fouls.

Jamal Murray is a player who had an impact for the matchup. He scored 35 points on 13 out of 22 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. Murray ended up shooting 59.1% from the field and dished out 5 assists.

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Denver will take the court with a mark of 33-15 so far this year. They have an average of 115.0 pts per game (17th in the league) on 49.6% from the field. The Nuggets are shooting 36.9% on shots from downtown (548 of 1,485) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Denver is grabbing 44.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,384 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 3rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Nuggets are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They relinquish 36.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 5th in basketball in points per game allowed (110.9). The Nuggets defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.8% (1,960 of 4,188) and they surrender 41.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 15th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,228 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Thunder walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-101 against the Timberwolves. The Thunder were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Timberwolves had 19 fouls in this matchup which got the Thunder to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.3%. With regard to shots from distance, Oklahoma City made 14 out of 35 attempts (40.0%). In all, the Thunder walked away from this one shooting 35 out of 79 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.3%. The Thunder permitted the Timberwolves to convert 40 of 83 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2% in this contest. They finished 48.3% from three-point range by hitting 14 out of 29 and ended up shooting 13 of 15 at the charity stripe (86.7%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Minnesota to pull down 45 in total (9 offensive).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being a factor for the Thunder for the game. He converted 10 out of 18 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and had 8 assists in this contest.

Oklahoma City has a record of 32-15 this season. The Thunder commit 19.9 personal fouls per game and they hit 83.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 27.0 times per game (10th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. Oklahoma City has totaled 5,676 pts for the campaign (120.8 per game) and they pull down 41.2 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Thunder are connecting on 50.2% from the field, which is 2nd in basketball.

The Oklahoma City defense allows 36.0% from downtown (634 of 1,762) and their opponents are connecting on 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 26.8 dimes and 45.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 17th and 25th in the NBA. The Thunder on defense are ranked 13th in the league in points allowed per game with 112.9. They are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the floor (1st in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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