Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 10/24/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Odds/Point Spread: Oklahoma City (+2.0)

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (57-25 last year) will compete against the Oklahoma City Thunder (57-25 last season) on Thursday. Oklahoma City is 2.0-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 225.5.

The Thunder took the court against the Mavericks and went home with a loss by a final score of 117-116 in their last contest. Oklahoma City wrapped up the game having earned a 47.8% FG percentage (44 of 92) and converted 15 of 41 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Thunder buried 13 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 25 dimes in the game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 51.2% from the floor on 42 of 82 shooting. Dallas totaled 25 assists and had 10 steals for this game. In addition, Dallas snagged 47 rebounds (14 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Dallas finished 70.8% at the free throw line by making 17 of 24 attempts. They made 16 out of their 34 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When discussing fouls, the Thunder finished with 23 and the Mavericks recorded 20 fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander finished the game shooting 56.0% from the field and dished out 8 assists. He was on the hardwood for 43 mins played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He racked up 36 points on 14 of 25 shooting.

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Oklahoma City heads into this one after finishing with a record of 57-25 last year. They averaged 120.1 points per game (3rd in the NBA) while going 49.9% from the floor. The Thunder shot 38.9% on shots from downtown (1,090 of 2,805) and 82.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma City pulled in 42.0 boards per game and accounted for 2,223 dimes throughout last season, which was 11th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They coughed up possession 12.7 times per game and as a basketball team committed 18.8 fouls per game.

When they were on defense, the Thunder forced 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They gave up 36.1% on 3-pointers and they were 11th in the league in PPG allowed (112.7). The Thunder defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.5% (3,328 of 7,322) and they conceded 44.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They were ranked 18th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,207 surrendered throughout last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets took a defeat with a final score of 98-90 when they played the Timberwolves. The Nuggets were able to snag 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 3 steals for the contest. The Timberwolves earned 21 fouls in this game which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 87.5%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Denver made 8 of their 33 attempts (24.2%). When all was said and done, the Nuggets went 34 out of 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.0%. The Nuggets permitted the Timberwolves to knock down 31 out of 79 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 39.2% in the matchup. They finished 29.4% from 3-point land via 10 out of 34 and ended up shooting 26 of 30 at the free throw line (86.7%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Denver allowed Minnesota to snag 47 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Jamal Murray was important for the Nuggets for the game. He converted 13 of 27 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 48.1%, and had 3 rebounds. Murray totaled 35 points in his 43 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Denver had a mark of 57-25 last season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nuggets shot 49.6% from the floor, which was ranked 4th in the league. Denver scored 9,418 points last season (114.9 per game) and they collected 44.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 29.5 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they turned it over 12.6 times per game. The Nuggets were responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per contest and they connected on 76.2% from the free throw line.

The Nuggets on defense were ranked 6th in basketball in points allowed per game with 109.6. They forced their opponents into 12.4 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (4th in the NBA). The Denver defense gave up 35.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (919 of 2,587) and their opponents knocked down 77.2% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 25.7 dimes and 42.3 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 9th and 7th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City (+2.0)

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