Top Nugget Injury: Nuggets vs Thunder Game Analysis
The Denver Nuggets visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, March 9. The Nuggets have a solid road record, 22-12. Unfortunately, the Thunder have been dominating at home, with a 26-6 record. The Nuggets had the weekend off, which will help with travel, while the Thunder only had one day off but no travel time, as they played the Warriors at home on Saturday night. Let’s see which team has a better chance of winning in this Nuggets vs Thunder prediction at PayPerHead.
Oklahoma City’s defensive edge will make a Nuggets win even more elusive if Jamal Murray is out. He stepped on teammate Nikola Jokić’s foot in Friday night’s game against the Knicks just before halftime and suffered an injury to his left ankle. He didn’t return and is considered day-to-day.
Denver Nuggets Recent Scores
Their last win came against the Lakers on March 5th, 120-113. Since then, the Lakers have won twice to catch up to the Nuggets in the standings, tying them with the Rockets for 3rd place with 39 wins.
Their most recent loss against the Knicks in Denver on March 6 was a disaster. They were embarrassed 142-103. Their struggles continue as they are breaking even at 5 wins and 5 losses in their last 10 games.
Oklahoma City Thunder Recent Scores
Any team that leads the league and has a 5-game winning streak is going to be daunting to play against, except possibly for the second-place Spurs, who have a 4-game winning streak. The Thunder have only lost twice in the last 10 games. They were a little more sporadic before that, but with only 17 games left in the regular season, this is a great time to be on a winning streak.
All of those recent wins have been single-digit spreads except their game on March 1 against the 12th-place Mavericks, who are on a 7-game slide. Their most recent loss came at the hands of the Detroit Pistons (116-124), who currently occupy first place in the Eastern Conference. Not bad.
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3rd Time Charm: Nuggets vs Thunder History
These teams have met twice so far this season. On February 1, the Thunder won, 121-111. On February 27, the Thunder won again, this time in OT, 127-121, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropping 36. You could say that the Nuggets improved each time, and if they were on a trend, they might win this one. But no one is expecting that to happen.
They play against each other on March 9 and again on April 10. The Thunder have the opportunity to win all four games unless the Nuggets can get healthy and focused.
Nuggets vs Thunder Prediction
This is the start of a 5-game challenging stretch for the Nuggets. If Jokić has to carry the team for that whole time, he probably won’t be able to sustain his average of 28.8 points per game. If Jamal Murray is healthy enough for this game, it will make it closer, but it probably still isn’t enough to help the Nuggets win.
The Thunder is expected to be without Isaiah Hartenstein, who leads the team in rebounds (9.2 RPG) and shooting (63.6 FG%). His calf contusion could hurt their offense. Jalen Williams is also expected to sit this one out with a hamstring strain. The spread is -7.5 in favor of the Thunder, with the Total at 231.5.
With the OKC’s elite defense and the Nuggets’ injury issues, we predict a 120-106 win for the Thunder, covering the spread and going under the total. Unless, of course, Jokić decides to do some MVP-type magic.
