The Oklahoma City Thunder And Denver Nuggets open their season on Thursday. Ball Arena tip-off is scheduled for 10:00 PM ET (TNT). Let’s round up BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds Thunder vs. Nuggets chances and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season Series: First Meeting; Thunder won 3-1 last season

The Thunder finished last season with a 57-25 record, tied with the Denver Nuggets for the most wins in the Western Conference. They cruised past the Pelicans in the first round of the playoffs with a four-game sweep before falling 4–2 to the Dallas Mavericks in the semifinals.

Denver made quick work of the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs last season with a 4-1 series win before losing 4-3 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the semifinals.

Don’t worry about the Nuggets’ chances

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• Moneyline (ML): Thunder +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Nuggets -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
• Against the Spread (ATS): Thunder +2.5 (-115) | Nuggets -2.5 (-105)
• Top/Bottom (O/U): 227.5 (E: -110 | U: -110)

Thunder at Nuggets main injuries

Thunder

• c Isaiah Hartenstein (hand) out
• G Nikola topic (knee) outward
• F Jaylin Williams (hamstring) out

Gold nuggets

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Thunder at Nuggets picks and predictions

Prediction

Gold Nuggets 17, Thunder 112

Moneyline

PASSAGE.

There is a better value for the Nuggets spread (-135).

Against the spread

BET NUGETS -2.5 (-105).

Denver has a clear advantage in this early-season matchup between the top two teams in the West in 2023-2024; it opens the season in front of its home crowd and faces a team from Oklahoma City that is struggling with injuries.

While Oklahoma City is still a solid team, it will be extremely difficult to beat C Nikola Jokic and company without its entire team. With a tight spread, a Nuggets win indicates a high chance of coverage.

Top/Bottom

BET ABOVE 227.5 (-110).

Expect this game to feature a lot of scoring and a fast pace. With the Nuggets gathering the energy from the home crowd, they will look to split the score, while the Thunder have a young team that is finding success pushing the ball. In a nationally televised game, Jokic and the Nuggets will take this to the Over.

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