Oklahoma City Thunder 96-84 Denver Nuggets: Result, Game Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
21 of 26 right
- Winner Oklahoma City Thunder66% 96-84
- First half Oklahoma City Thunder ahead59% 44-48 at half-time
- Total points Below average 180 points · average 231.5
- Oklahoma City Thunder points Around average 96 points · average 115.5
- Denver Nuggets points Below average 84 points · average 115.5
- Total points 180 points 221.5 over57% 231.5 under64% 241.5 under82%
- Chet Holmgren 6 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST PTS under 16.569% REB under 8.558% AST under 1.567%
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 4 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST PTS under 30.567% REB under 4.563% AST under 6.555%
- Ajay Mitchell 8 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST PTS under 13.568% REB under 3.563% AST under 3.565%
- Jamal Murray 5 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST PTS under 25.566% REB under 4.558% AST under 7.582%
- Nikola Jokić 8 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST PTS under 27.575% REB under 12.556% AST under 10.573%
- Christian Braun 5 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST PTS under 11.575% REB under 4.564% AST under 2.579%
Game stats
Oklahoma City Thunder Denver Nuggets
- 96 Points 84
- 44 First half 48
- 52 Second half 36
Points of each team: the final score, the first half and the rest of the game.
Before tip-off
What this page showed before the game: our reasons, the injury report, form and records as they were then.
Game summary
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets comes up in NBA regular season on Thursday 22 October 2026, and our pick is an Oklahoma City win, with the total points below the league average.
Why this pick?
Our model goes with Oklahoma City Thunder, and the case is small edges pointing the same way: Oklahoma City sit slightly higher on our ratings, they are at home, and Denver arrive with Julian Strawther out and Spencer Jones questionable. Nothing on the other side offsets that. None of those edges carries the pick alone, but together they clearly outweigh what Denver bring, and the Thunder already won at San Antonio. Denver took the most recent meeting in April; Oklahoma City have won four of the last five. The call is moderate.
Total points: Our model puts the total below the league average. Both teams play at a slower pace than a typical NBA game, which drags scoring down, and the absences on the injury report remove more points; the higher points per possession on both sides nudges it back up, but only slightly.
Official injury report
Oklahoma City Thunder
No player who matters is listed.
Denver Nuggets
- Questionable Spencer Jones (rotation regular)
- Out Julian Strawther (rotation regular)
The report of 22 Oct, 21:00 (US Eastern time), players with real minutes only.
Last five games
Oklahoma City Thunder
- W 116-104 at San Antonio Spurs (A) 21 Oct
Denver Nuggets
Most recent first, all games of the season, overtime included.
Team facts
OKCDEN Last meetings
- 11 Apr 2026Denver Nuggets 127-107 Oklahoma City Thunder
- 9 Mar 2026Oklahoma City Thunder 129-126 Denver Nuggets
- 28 Feb 2026Oklahoma City Thunder 127-121 Denver Nuggets
- 2 Feb 2026Denver Nuggets 111-121 Oklahoma City Thunder
- 18 May 2025Oklahoma City Thunder 125-93 Denver Nuggets
Game details
- Stage
- NBA, Regular season
- Tip-off
- City
- Oklahoma City
Questions and answers
What was the score of Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets?
Oklahoma City Thunder 96-84 Denver Nuggets in the NBA (Regular season) on Thursday 22 October 2026, US date. It was 44-48 at half-time.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets right?
Yes: our pick was Oklahoma City Thunder win, and Oklahoma City Thunder won. 21 of our 26 picks and markets for this game were right.
Other NBA results that day
All results
Times are UTC.