The Oklahoma City Thunder are only 1.5-point underdogs against the Denver Nuggets in the season opener for both teams at Ball Arena on Thursday, October 24, 2024. The game begins at 10:00 PM ET on TNT. The matchup has an over/under set at 229.5 points.
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Nuggets Cover -1.5 vs Thunder -115
Nuggets vs. Thunder betting lines
- Nuggets odds to win: -130
- Thunder odds to win: +110
- Spread: Nuggets (-1.5)
- Total: 229.5
Nuggets Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- Denver covered the spread 21 times at home last year and was 33-8 in home contests.
- Denver had a 20-18-2 record ATS at home last year as 1.5-point favorites or more.
- The Nuggets hit the over on a set point total in a home game 19 times last year.
- Last year’s history trended against Denver to beat the total. Its home games averaged a total of 225.7 points per contest last season.
Nuggets ATS Trends Last Season
- The Nuggets had 38 wins in 82 games against the spread last year.
- As 1.5-point favorites or greater, the Nuggets went 32-36-3 against the spread last season.
- Last year, 35 of the Nuggets’ 82 games hit the over.
Nuggets Betting Records
- The Nuggets finished 53-19 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 73.6% of those games).
- Denver had a record of 51-17 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -130 or shorter last year (75%).
- The Nuggets have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.5% in this matchup.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.6 (fourth in NBA) | 46.2 (fourth) | 44.4 (seventh) | 42.3 (seventh) | 29.5 (third) | 11.8 (fourth) |
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Thunder Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- The Thunder were 24-17 in road contests with a 19-21-1 record against the spread on the road last season.
- Last season, the Thunder had a 10-14 record ATS in road games when playing as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
- Thunder games hit the over on the set point total 24 times on the road last season.
- Using last season’s numbers on the road as a benchmark, the Thunder and their opponents averaged a total of 232.5 points per contest, 3.0 points greater than this game’s posted total.
Thunder ATS Trends Last Season
- The Thunder had 46 wins in 82 games against the spread last season.
- Against the spread, as underdogs of 1.5 points or greater, the Thunder went 11-7-1 last season.
- Out of 82 Thunder games last season, 45 hit the over.
Thunder Betting Records
- Oklahoma City was underdogs in 21 games last season and won 10 (47.6%) of those contests.
- Last season, the Thunder won seven of their 16 games, or 43.8%, when they were an underdog by at least +110 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Thunder have a 47.6% chance to win.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.9 (second in NBA) | 45.5 (third) | 42.0 (27th) | 44.7 (23rd) | 27.1 (11th) | 11.8 (fourth) |
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