Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (3-3) will attempt to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (6-0) on Wednesday.

The Thunder faced the Clippers and went home with a win by a final score of 105-92 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Thunder finished with 19 and the Clippers accumulated 22 fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 35 attempts from 3-point range. Los Angeles finished the contest at 65.4% from the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 26 tries. In addition, Los Angeles snagged 41 rebounds (3 offensive, 38 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Los Angeles earned 35 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. In terms of defense, Oklahoma City allowed 40.5% from the floor on 32 of 79 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists in the matchup as well as creating 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 50 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Thunder knocked down 17 of 19 tries for a percentage of 89.5%. Oklahoma City wrapped up the contest with a 42.9% FG percentage (36 out of 84) and buried 16 out of their 39 shots from downtown.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. He recorded 25 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He played for 31 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 9 dimes.

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Oklahoma City enters this game with a win-loss record of 6-0 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Oklahoma City is grabbing 45.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 154 dimes on the year, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing. The Thunder are connecting on 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc (84 of 245) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.2 points per contest (12th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Thunder are forcing 20.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 fouls. They are conceding 30.7% on 3-point shots and they are 1st in the league in opponents points per game (97.5). The Thunder are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.6% (209 of 528) and they concede 50.8 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 10th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 148 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Nuggets got the win with a final of 129-103 against the Jazz. The Nuggets were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 49 for this contest. They also gave up possession 6 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. The Jazz committed 10 personal fouls for this game which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to make 17 of those for a rate of 73.9%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Denver buried 16 of 32 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets shot 48 for 99 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.5%. The Nuggets permitted the Jazz to make 32 of 77 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 41.6% for the game. They shot 31.0% from distance by shooting 13 of 42 and ended up shooting 26 out of 31 at the free throw line (83.9%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Denver permitted Utah to snag 47 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets for the matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 18 for the game giving him a rate of 55.6%, and had 16 rebounds. Jokic recorded 27 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and accounted for 9 dimes for the matchup.

Denver has a record of 3-3 on the season. The Nuggets commit 19.8 fouls every game and they hit 79.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 28.7 times per contest (5th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. Denver has accumulated 707 points this season (117.8 per game) and they grab 47.8 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 44.9% from the field, which ranks them 19th in basketball.

The Denver defense allows 33.8% from downtown (81 of 240) and their opposition knocks down 80.0% of their foul shots. They allow 29.7 dimes and 44.2 boards every game, ranking them 30th and 15th in the league. The Nuggets are ranked 19th in basketball in points allowed per game with 116.2. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the field (19th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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