Thunder vs. Nugget's chances, prediction, start time: 2025 NBA Playoff picks, game 3 best bets based on the proven model

The top seed in Oklahoma City Thunder will try to regain the upper hand in your best-of-Seven series if you fight against Denver Nuggets in the NBA Playoffs in the NBA Playoffs in Game 3 of the Western Conference semi-final on Friday. OKC compensated for the series on Wednesday with a victory of 149-106. The thunder (68-14), which won the northwest division, are on the street in 2024-25 34-8, including the playoffs. The nuggets (50-32), the fourth seed in the west, are 29-16 on their home courtyard this season.

Tipoff from the Ballarena in Denver is set for 10 p.m. The teams shared four former playoff series. The thunder is 5.5-point favorites in the latest nuggets against thunderbidities of Draftking's sports bookwhile the over/under is 232.5 for the total points. Before you make thunder against Nuggets selection, read the NBA forecasts of the sports line projection model.

The sportsline projection model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $ 10,000 for $ 100 in the best NBA picks worth $ 100 in the last six seasons. The model enters into the conference semi-final of the 2025 NBA playoffs with a sizzling 159-116 roll on all top NBA picks, including a 3-0 mark in the playoffs that return almost $ 4,000. It is also 23-11 (68%) on the top-rated NBA against the industry this season. Anyone who follows in sports elections and with betting apps could have achieved large returns.

Now the model has simulated Thunder vs. Nuggets 10,000 times and has just unveiled its coveted NBA picks and betting forecasts. You can now go to Sportsline to see the model's picks. Here are several NBA quotas and NBA betting lines for nuggets against Thunder:

• Thunder vs. Nuggets spread: Oklahoma City -5.5 at Draftkings
• Donner against nuggets above/below: 233.5 points
• Donner vs. Nugget's money line: Oklahoma City -218, Denver +181
• OKC: The thunder treated the spread in 57 of its last 90 games (+25.10 units).
• Den: The Nuggets achieved the game in 54 of their last 89 games (+15.50 units).
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Why the thunder can cover

The Point Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dominated in this off-season. In six playoff starts, he achieved an average of 29.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 35 minutes. In the Nuggets on Wednesday he poured 34 points while he spent eight templates and scored four rebounds. He registered an almost triple double in game 1 against Denver and scored 33 points and added 10 rebounds, eight assists and two steals.

The striker Jalen Williams is one of four players in Oklahoma City, who are achieved on average duplicate in this post. In six starts, he achieved an average of 21 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.3 steals and a block in 33.3 minutes. He had a 17-point, seven assist and four-bound effort in the victory on Wednesday. In a 114-108 victory in Memphis on April 24, he joined 26 points and added six rebounds, five assists and two steals. See which team should be attributed to Sportline.

Why the nuggets can cover

Center Nikola Jokic is an average of a triple double in this post. In nine starts, he achieved an average of 25.2 points, 12.3 rebounds, 9.2 assists, two steals and a block in 39.4 minutes. He was dominant in the 121-119 victory against The Thunder and scored 42 points and added 22 rebounds, six templates and two blocks in 42 minutes. He registered three triple doubles in the seven-game victory of the first round against the Los Angeles Clipper.

Point Guard Jamal Murray is one of six Denver players who have an average of at least nine points per game during the Playoffs. In nine starts, he achieved an average of 21.7 points, 5.3 assists, 5.2 rebounds and a steal in 41.2 minutes. At the start of Monday, Murray scored 21 points and added six boards and six templates. He had 43 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals in a 131-115 victory against the Clippers in game 5 of their first row of rounds on April 29. See which team backs up at Sportline.

How to make Thunder vs. Nuggets selection

The model from Sportline has simulated Thunder vs. Nuggets 10,000 times and leans under the total and projects 220 combined points. The model also says a side of the spread in over 50% of the simulations. You can go to Sportsline to see the NBA picks of the model.

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