
On Monday, March 10, the Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Denver Nuggets for the second night in a row.
On Sunday, March 9, the Thunder beat them 127-103, with Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander putting up 40 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.
As for the Nuggets, their injury report may not yet feature him but don’t be surprised if a superstar of theirs ends up on it.
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Below, with a recent game to help us examine this matchup, let’s craft a Same Game Parlay, including the point spread and player props.
The odds below are courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook.
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As mentioned, the Thunder hosted the Nuggets just one day ago and defeated them by 24 points.
The Nuggets posted a field goal percentage of just 41.2%, shot 30% from beyond the arch (12 of 40), and a mere 55% from the free throw line (11 of 20).
The Thunder has one of the best offenses in the NBA, averaging 119 points (fourth) per game, and one of the better defensive units.
They hold teams to just 106.4 points (second-least) per game, and teams shoot 43.3% against them (first).
Now, coming off such a lopsided game, Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is day-to-day after leaving the game with a calf injury.
This comes after guard Julian Strawther was ruled out for several weeks with a knee injury earlier this month.
At one point during the loss, Jokic fell and hit his elbow off the court. He continued to play but shot just 10 of 23 from the floor, including 2 of 10 from beyond the arch.
With Gordon likely out, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Nuggets phone this one in and perhaps give Jokic the night off.
Even if he suits up, the Nuggets are simply outmatched. They’ll cover this NBA point spread of nine points.
Next up is one of our favorite NBA prop bets today—a combo prop featuring Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein’s points, rebounds, and assists.
The magic number is 25 or more.
Over his last five games, Hartenstein has posted the following stat lines:
He’s posted a combination of 25 points, rebounds, and assists in three of his last five games.
Against the Thunder on Sunday, he was just shy with 22, but that was after having several days off, including missing the game against Portland.
He’ll get it done tonight.
Dort has played in all but five games this season. He’s had eight points or more in 31 of them. Over his last five games, he’s had eight or more in three of them.
Dort is mostly a 3-point shooter. He averages 5.6 per game, making 2.2 of them (39.1%). As for 2-point shots, he averages just 1.2 per game and makes 2.6 of them.
Gilgeous-Alexander, also known as SGA, is averaging 32.9 points per game this season.
He’s had 30 or more in each of his last five games.
Against the Nuggets on Sunday, he had 40 points. It’s worth noting that in his two other games against them this season, he had exactly 28 in both.
However, those games came in October and November. SGA will continue to dominate, making this one of the best NBA player props tonight.
Hartenstein didn’t block a shot against Denver on Sunday, but he had one in each of the four games before. Across his 43 games, he’s had at least one in 30 games.
Not only that, but the Thunder as a team have a block percentage of 6.7% (second) and an average of 5.8 blocks (tied for fourth) per game.
The Nuggets average 103.8 possessions (sixth) per game. Look for Hartenstein to get plenty of chances to have just one block.
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