NBA betting: Bets that stand out for Thunder-Nuggets Game 6
The Oklahoma City Thunder will take a 3-2 lead into Game 6 as they look to close out the Denver Nuggets and join the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals. The two teams, led by MVP front-runners Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic, have traded wins in the first five games of the series thus far.
With the Thunder as 4.5-point favorites, the action tips-off at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.
Here are some of the bets that stand out for Thursday night’s game.
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Isaiah Hartenstein over 20.5 points and rebounds (-110). Hartenstein has gone over this line in four of five games this series. Over that span, he’s averaged 10.0 field goal attempts and 18.8 rebound chances per game. Hartenstein’s also played 30 or more minutes in each of the past three games. On top of that, he’s had consistent success against the Nuggets all season, surpassing this line in six of seven games. — Moody
Alex Caruso to make 2-plus 3-pointers (-115). Caruso has been consistent in his role off the bench this series, coming in to agitate the Nuggets on defense and knock down 3-pointers in bunches on offense. The only game this series that Caruso didn’t knock down at least two 3-pointers was Game 2, when the Thunder won by 43 points and Caruso only played 10 minutes. In the four games where he has played at least 23 minutes, Caruso has averaged 3.0 3PG. — Snellings
Aaron Gordon to make 2-plus 3-pointers (-130). Gordon has made the transition to a high-level 3-and-D forward this season, averaging 1.5 3PG on 43.6 3P% in the regular season. He has knocked down at least one trey in 10 of 12 playoff games, including all five in this series. In these five games against the Thunder, Gordon has averaged 2.6 3PG. He knocked down seven treys in two home games thus far, and when he returns to Denver for Game 6 he is likely to continue to get good looks from downtown. — Snellings
Projections and Injury Reports
Basketball Power Index by ESPN Analytics. Injury aggregation by Rotowire.com. Odds by ESPN BET
Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets
8:30 p.m. ET
Line: Thunder -4.5 (-105) | Nuggets +4.5 (-115)
Money line: Thunder -180 | Nuggets +150
Total: 217.5 (-105 O, -115 U)
BPI Projection: Thunder by 3.6, straight up 62%, 229.4 total points.
Injury Report:
Thunder: Nikola Topic, (OFS – Knee)
Nuggets: Hunter Tyson, (OUT – Ankle); DaRon Holmes II, (OFS – Achilles)
Source: espn.com