Nuggets vs. Thunder NBA betting odds and trends for October 24

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Nuggets vs. Thunder NBA betting odds and trends for October 24

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The Denver Nuggets play the Oklahoma City Thunder as just 2.5-point favorites in the first game of the 2024-25 NBA season for both teams on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on TNT. The matchup’s over/under is 225.5.

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Nuggets Cover -2.5 vs Thunder -109

Bet $20, Payout $38.35

Nuggets vs. Thunder Betting Lines and Game Info

  • Game day: Thursday, October 24, 2024
  • Game time: 10:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: TNT
  • Location: Denver, Colorado
  • Arena: Ball Arena
  • Favorite: Nuggets (-2.5)
  • Total: 225.5

Nuggets vs. Thunder Betting Statistics

  • Denver won 38 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover or pushing 44 times.
  • The Nuggets were favored by 2.5 points or more 67 times last season, and covered the spread in 31 of those contests.
  • Last season, 35 Nuggets games hit the over.
  • Oklahoma City compiled a 46-35-1 record against the spread last year.
  • The Thunder were 8-6-1 ATS last year when playing as at least 2.5-point underdogs.
  • A total of 45 of the Thunder’s games last season went over the point total.

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Nuggets Trends & Top Players

  • Last season, the Nuggets had a 49.6% shooting percentage from the field, which was 4.1% higher than the 45.5% of shots the Thunder’s opponents hit.
  • Denver had a 37-22-2 record against the spread and a 51-10 straight-up record in games it shot higher than 45.5% from the field.
  • Denver went 29-16-1 against the spread and 37-9 overall when it shot better than 36.1% from distance.
  • Last year, the Nuggets recorded 114.9 points per game, just 2.2 more points than the 112.7 the Thunder allowed.
  • When Denver put up more than 112.7 points last season, it went 33-14-2 against the spread and 43-6 overall.
  • Nikola Jokic averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 boards and 9 assists per game last season.
  • Michael Porter Jr. made 2.7 threes per game a season ago.

Thunder Trends & Top Players

  • The Thunder shot 49.9% from the field, 3.7% higher than the 46.2% the Nuggets’ opponents shot last season.
  • Oklahoma City went 41-20 against the spread and 51-10 overall when it shot better than 46.2% from the field.
  • Oklahoma City went 36-16-1 ATS and 42-11 overall when the team made more than 35.5% of its three-point attempts.
  • The Thunder scored 10.5 more points per game last year (120.1) than the Nuggets gave up (109.6).
  • Oklahoma City went 43-22 against the spread and 52-13 overall when it scored more than 109.6 points last season.
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30.1 points and distributed 6.2 assists per game last season.
  • Chet Holmgren averaged 7.9 boards per game in addition to his 16.5 PPG average.
  • Luguentz Dort knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of two per contest a season ago.