The Thunder-Nuggets series has been the best of the second round. After five games, Oklahoma City leads 3-2, needing just one more win to advance. Game 5 had a huge turning point when the Thunder erased a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter, fueled by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 31 points. Lu Dort’s trio of fourth-quarter threes flipped the game, capitalizing on a seven-minute Denver scoring drought. Despite Nikola Jokic’s dominant 44-point, 15-rebound effort and Jamal Murray’s 28 points, Denver’s supporting cast didn’t step up, shooting just 13-of-45 outside their stars. The Thunder are ready to wrap this series up while Denver faces pressure to win two straight against the NBA’s top regular-season team to keep their playoff hopes alive. We are going to look at the Nuggets-Thunder Game 6 odds and determine the best Nuggets vs Thunder player props to bet on.
The Best Nuggets vs Thunder Player Props For Game 6
*All Nuggets-Thunder Game 6 odds are courtesy of Bovada as of Thursday afternoon
Nikola Jokic: Over 1.5 three-pointers made (-180)
Jokic is not going down without a fight. He had an incredible performance in Game 5, but it wasn’t quite enough to help the Nuggets seal the victory. Betting on Jokic’s points has been a tough prediction this series. He has been uncharacteristically inconsistent on offense. One consistent thing, however, is that Jokic is taking a lot of threes.
Jokic has put up 25 three-point attempts over the last three games and is averaging seven attempts per game from deep this series. He has connected on at least two threes in every game but one this series and has only failed to reach this line four times in the Nuggets’ 12 playoff games so far. The return of -180 isn’t ideal, but we expect Jokic to reach this line easily.
Chet Holmgren: Under 1.5 assists (-135)
This is one of our favorite Nuggets vs Thunder player props for Game 6. Chet Holmgren averaged exactly two assists per game this season, but hasn’t been reaching that line nearly as much in these playoffs. Holmgren has notched two or more assists just three times in the Thunder’s nine playoff games. Holmgren is still a large part of the Thunder offense, however, he has been looking to score more than distribute. Game 6 could also be a defensive battle in which we don’t see a ton of scoring. We see Holgmren’s lack of assist numbers continuing on Thursday night.
Jalen Williams: Over 4.5 assists (-145)
Jalen Williams has been inconsistent in scoring so far in this series. He scored at least 20 points in each game of the Grizzlies series, but in the Nuggets series has had games of 32 points and games of only 10. One thing that hasn’t been inconsistent, however, has been his assist numbers.
Williams averaged 5.1 assists per game this season and has been pretty on par with that over the playoffs. Williams has notched at least five assists in every Thunder playoff game but two. Both of those games happened during this series, but we still like Williams’ chances to reach five assists in Game 6. Williams is playing big minutes this series and has tons of opportunities to rack up assists.
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