NBA Handicapping: Thunder vs Nuggets

Courtesy of OddsShark.com. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Pepsi Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Nuggets listed as 10½-point favorites versus the Thunder, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Thunder lost to Cleveland 102-89 as a 3.5-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (191). Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 29 points and Jeff Green had 26 points. The Nuggets dominated the second half and came away with a 105-99 victory over the Suns on Saturday. The Nuggets failed to cover the 9.5-point spread, but the teams played UNDER the posted total of 225. Carmelo Anthony poured in a game-high 32 points and eight rebounds. Team records: Oklahoma City: 12-10 SU, 13-9 ATS Denver: 17-7 SU, 13-11 ATS Oklahoma City most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Dallas are 3-7 After playing Cleveland are 4-6 After a loss are 8-2 Denver most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Houston are 6-4 After playing Phoenix are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Denver The total has gone OVER in 10 of Oklahoma City's last 12 games when playing on the road against Denver Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Denver Oklahoma City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City Denver is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Oklahoma City Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City Next up: Oklahoma City home to Dallas, Wednesday, December 16 Denver home to Houston, Wednesday, December 16