Thunder and Nuggets Duke it Out Monday Night

Thunder Playing Better Last 9 Games

The fans at Chesapeake Energy Arena will see the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder when they take their seats on Monday. The game  will be broadcast in each teams local area and tip-off is at 8 pm EST. Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -5.5-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game’s total opened at 210. The Thunder are now 5-point favorites. Coach Billy Donovan has been resistant to making major changes in his rotation. He is working to shake the Thunder from their offensive struggles. Oklahoma City has won six of its last nine but the offense still hasn’t been able to find cohesion with its Big Three.

Thunder Have to Play Well at Home

In their last action, Oklahoma City was a 111-96 loser on the road against the New York Knicks. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (207) was profitable news for OVER bettors. During their three-game road trip that wrapped up against the Knicks, the Thunder won two of three. The trio of Westbrook, George and Anthony combined to shoot just 35.1 percent.  They hit only 59 of 168 shots. Steven Adams is averaging a career-best 13.7 points. He also is shooting over 63 percent from the floor. He has become a very effective inside scorer on the pick-and-roll.

Nuggets Have Similar Problems as Thunder

Denver won its last outing, a 117-111 result against the New Orleans Pelicans on December 15. The Nuggets covered in that game as a -1.5-point favorite, while the 228 combined points took the game OVER the total. The Nuggets have struggled to find footing as well. Now they have lost Paul Millsap to a left wrist injury. That injury figures to keep him out until after the All-Star break. Denver is just 8-8 in its past 16 games. They have been consistent. They have never won more than two straight or losing more than two in a row. The Nuggets are in the midst of a stretch of 10 of 13 games on the road. They are hoping the return of Nikola Jokic to the lineup will provide some stability. Jokic was back in action Friday. He came off the bench in his first game back after missing more than two weeks with an ankle injury. He finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds. That was in 22 minutes against New Orleans.

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Denver Nuggets

Oklahoma City Thunder

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Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	107.86	8	100.45	4
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	104.00	14	98.38	2
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	44.00	13	40.31	8
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	102.14	24	107.52	23
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	104.62	19	110.38	24
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	43.69	16	43.00	10

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NBA Betting Trends

Denver Nuggets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver’s last 7 games
Denver is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Denver is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver’s last 6 games on the road
Denver is 4-9-1 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Oklahoma City
Denver is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver’s last 12 games when playing Oklahoma City
Denver is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Denver is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games
Oklahoma City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City’s last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Oklahoma City is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City’s last 7 games at home
Oklahoma City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Denver
Oklahoma City is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oklahoma City’s last 12 games when playing Denver
Oklahoma City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Denver
Oklahoma City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Denver

Denver Nuggets

Oklahoma City Thunder

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