Caleb Wilfinger
Game 6 of this Western Conference semifinal series between the undermanned Denver Nuggets and the young, deep and talented Oklahoma City Thunder should be a gritty, physical contest — much like what we’ve seen throughout this series thus far. After trailing 2-1 heading into Game 4, the heavily favored Thunder took Game 4 and Game 5 behind some excellent 4th-quarter efforts from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a number of role players. On the other side, Denver is going to need a massive effort from Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and company to keep their postseason alive and force a Game 7. With the series shifting back to Denver, here is my Thunder vs Nuggets Same Game Parlay for the action, which tips off at 8:30 pm ET on TNT. You can also find out our NBA picks for this matchup and Celtics vs Knicks on Friday.
Nuggets ML (+173)
Isaiah Hartenstein over 19.5 points + rebounds (-110)
Thunder vs Nuggets Same Game Parlay odds: +422
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Denver Nuggets ML over Oklahoma City Nuggets (+173)
To start off our Nuggets vs Thunder Same Game Parlay, I’m taking the Nuggets on the money line. Denver has to be absolutely kicking itself that it didn’t win Game 4, in which Oklahoma City trailed by 6 entering the 4th quarter. To make matters worse, the Nuggets led by as many as 9 points in the 4th quarter in Game 5, before the non-Jokic players on the roster shot 1-of-15 in the final quarter of that pivotal contest.
However, while Denver’s lack of depth has been a major issue of late, I do believe that the Nuggets will get much better shooting out of their role players at home, much like we saw in Game 3. After all, It would be hard for the likes of Russell Westbrook and Michael Porter Jr. to play any worse, and even Murray and Aaron Gordon were a combined 4-of-18 from beyond the arc in Game 5. We can expect some positive shooting regression for Denver, while Lu Dort likely won’t make a trio of threes in the 4th quarter for Oklahoma City on the road. As long as Jokic has at least a solid game by his standards, the Nuggets are certainly live as home underdogs.
Read our full Thunder vs Nuggets Game 5 prediction for tonight, with our experts on a 9-2-1 run!
Isaiah Hartenstein over 19.5 points+rebounds (-110)
For the second leg of our Thunder vs Nuggets Same Game Parlay, we’re targeting Isaiah Hartenstein to clear his points+rebounds prop once again against the Nuggets. Oklahoma City’s valuable offseason acquisition has looked the part on both ends in this very difficult matchup against Jokic, plus he’s also making positive contributions on the offensive end with putback layups, dunks and that signature floating push-shot he’s developed over the years. On top of that, Hartenstein has cleared this line in his last 8 games against the Nuggets, so I’ll bank on that trend continuing in Thursday’s contest to bring home our SGP.
