Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets Prediction: will the Nuggets justify underdog status?

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets: Prediction for the Match on May 8, 2025

Prediction for the NBA match, which will be held on May 8. Who will be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Oklahoma City Thunder: form and statistics

The Thunder closed out a four-game series with Memphis in the first round, including the biggest playoff win in their history. It is clear that Mark Dayno's team approached the first game with Denver as clear favourites, but in reality everything turned out to be much more complicated - a 119:121 defeat for Oklahoma. It turned out that the teams are roughly equal in strength, and now the success of the Thunder in the second round series is in serious doubt.

Denver Nuggets: form and statistics

The Nuggets played a seven-game series with the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round. Perhaps it was the entry into the game rhythm that allowed David Adelman's team to win the first meeting with Oklahoma as if by inertia.

Nikola Jokic, who had 42 points, 22 rebounds and 6 assists, was the standout for Denver. Aaron Gordon scored 22 points, Jamal Murray - 21.

In Oklahoma, by the way, the most productive was Shay Gilgeous-Alexander - 33 points for performance, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets: head to head statistics

The score in the series is 1:0 in favour of Denver.

In the regular season, the teams exchanged victories twice.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets: Betting Tips & Odds

• Denver won 3 of the last 4 face-to-face meetings between the rivals. The bet is W2 with odds of 5.75.
• Four matches in a row between the teams reached the mark of 230 points. Bet TO (229.5) at odds of 1.75.
• In 3 of the last 4 games against Oklahoma, Denver has reached the 110-point mark. Bet IT2O (109.5) at odds of 1.87.
• In 3 out of 4 previous games with Denver, Oklahoma broke the individual total of 120 points. Bet IT1O (120.5) at odds of 1.77.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets: Bookmakers' odds for the match

Oklahoma is the undisputed favourite for the upcoming game. According to 1xbet bookmaker's line, the bet on W1 is estimated at 1.14. You can bet on Denver for the odds of 5.75.

The total is set at 230 points. The bet TO (230.5) is accepted for 1.87. The bet TU (230.5) is at odds of 1.93.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets match prediction 8 May 2025

For the upcoming match, as in the first game of the series, bookmakers are putting too low odds on Oklahoma. At the same time, both the season series in the regular season and the first game in the playoffs showed that Denver is not inferior to the Thunder in class. We bet here, respectively, with a plus handicap on the Nuggets, and also take TO points. Throughout the championship Denver has a clear imbalance in the offensive side of the ball.

Our main prediction: is Total Over 230.5 for a coefficient of 1.91 in the bet365 bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: is Handicap 2 (-10.5) for a coefficient 1.97 in the betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is Team 2 To Win for a coefficient of 5.04 in the 1xbet bookmaker.