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.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Denver	16-13	12-16-1	107.86	107.52	0.34	8-5	4-11-1	14-15	6-7	8-8
Oklahoma City	14-15	10-19	102.14	100.45	1.69	6-7	4-12	12-17	5-8	7-9

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
DEN	23.41	15.34	1.53
OKC	20.90	14.52	1.44

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
DEN	12.10	32.97	45.07
OKC	12.34	31.79	44.13

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
DEN	46.25	48.08	-1.83
OKC	43.36	45.26	-1.9

Team Records

Denver Nuggets

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	16-13	11-2	5-11	12-16-1	8-5	4-11-1	107.86	107.52	0.34
Last 10	5-5	3-0	2-5	4-5-1	2-1	2-4-1	107.90	109.50	-1.60
vs Div	1-3	1-0	0-3	1-3	1-0	0-3	89.25	101.25	-12.00
vs EAST	9-5	5-1	4-4	5-8-1	2-4	3-4-1	110.57	106.79	3.78
vs WEST	7-8	6-1	1-7	7-8	6-1	1-7	105.33	108.20	-2.87

Oklahoma City Thunder

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	14-15	9-4	5-11	10-19	6-7	4-12	102.14	100.45	1.69
Last 10	6-4	3-1	3-3	2-8	0-4	2-4	102.40	104.90	-2.50
vs Div	2-5	2-1	0-4	0-7	0-3	0-4	102.86	105.14	-2.28
vs EAST	7-6	3-3	4-3	7-6	3-3	4-3	102.69	98.38	4.31
vs WEST	7-9	6-1	1-8	3-13	3-4	0-9	101.69	102.13	-0.44

Supergrid

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

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Denver	2-8	4-6	6-4	105.80	59.40	48.03	49.80	100/263	9.40
Oklahoma City	8-2	6-4	6-4	115.00	54.00	43.43	43.40	90/272	7.70

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Nov 9, 2017	OKC	94	DEN	102	1.5	DEN	215.5	U	DEN	DEN	OKC	53	51	42.2	46.3	44	45	11/30	9/27	15	7
Apr 12, 2017	DEN	111	OKC	105	-6	DEN	224.5	U	DEN	OKC	OKC	56	64	45.9	42.6	43	51	7/25	8/25	6	10
Apr 9, 2017	OKC	106	DEN	105	-5	OKC	229.5	U	DEN	OKC	DEN	52	53	41.7	47.6	54	42	6/25	11/34	7	6
Jan 7, 2017	DEN	106	OKC	121	-7.5	OKC	220.5	O	OKC	DEN	OKC	60	60	40.4	48.3	53	49	9/24	12/36	7	8
Nov 25, 2016	OKC	132	DEN	129	2.5	OKC	215	O	OKC	DEN	OKC	62	63	50.5	47.5	40	51	13/26	12/34	11	10
Apr 5, 2016	OKC	124	DEN	102	9	OKC	217	O	OKC	OKC	OKC	68	51	52.9	42	55	38	15/33	10/30	10	9
Jan 19, 2016	OKC	110	DEN	104	9	DEN	213	O	OKC	OKC	DEN	57	53	42.3	42.2	52	48	6/28	7/20	11	5
Dec 27, 2015	DEN	112	OKC	122	-16.5	DEN	207	O	OKC	OKC	DEN	61	53	48.9	57.8	37	43	9/25	8/15	6	5
Nov 1, 2015	DEN	93	OKC	117	-12.5	OKC	213	U	OKC	OKC	OKC	50	58	38	52.3	35	50	9/26	13/25	8	9
Feb 22, 2015	DEN	94	OKC	119	-8.5	OKC	210	O	OKC	OKC	OKC	42	67	36.1	52.2	42	60	7/27	8/20	13	8

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

Team Last 5 Games

Denver Nuggets

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 15, 2017	NOH	117-111	W	-1.5	221.5	W/O	46.00	64.29	16	H
Dec 13, 2017	BOS	118-124	L	6	208	P/O	49.45	73.08	9	A
Dec 12, 2017	DET	103-84	W	6.5	210.5	W/U	50.63	92.86	10	A
Dec 10, 2017	IND	116-126	L	5	217.5	L/O	45.26	81.25	17	A
Dec 8, 2017	ORL	103-89	W	1.5	218	W/U	49.41	81.25	6	A

Oklahoma City Thunder

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 16, 2017	NY	96-111	L	-4.5	202	L/O	42.35	60.00	12	A
Dec 15, 2017	PHI	119-117	W	1.5	213.5	W/O	41.59	52.63	15	A
Dec 13, 2017	IND	100-95	W	-1	214	W/U	40.91	62.50	13	A
Dec 11, 2017	CHR	103-116	L	-7.5	206.5	L/O	41.18	96.00	9	H
Dec 9, 2017	MEM	102-101	W	-4.5	197	L/O	39.13	58.06	12	A

Next up:
Denver home to Minnesota Wednesday, December 20
Oklahoma City home to Utah Wednesday, December 20

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