Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 4/10/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, April 10, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Prime Video

The Oklahoma City Thunder (64-16) are on their way to Ball Arena on Friday where they will go up against the Denver Nuggets (52-28).

The Thunder faced off with the Clippers and went home with a win by a final score of 128-110 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Thunder walked away with 23 while the Clippers recorded 18 fouls. They also knocked down 14 of their 32 shots from 3-point land. Los Angeles finished 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 24 attempts. Moreover, Los Angeles snagged 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Los Angeles recorded 27 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. In regard to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 46.5% from the field on 40 out of 86 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 44 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Thunder knocked down 19 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 79.2%. Oklahoma City ended the contest with a 57.8% field goal percentage (48 of 83) and made 13 of their 34 shots from downtown.

Chet Holmgren is one player who was a major factor in this game. He ended up finishing with 30 points on 10 out of 13 shooting. He played for 31 minutes and also totaled 14 boards. Holmgren ended up going 76.9% from the floor and earned 5 assists.

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Oklahoma City will enter this contest with a mark of 64-16 this year. They turn it over 12.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling in 44.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 2,056 assists for the year, which has them ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing. The Thunder are shooting 36.5% on three-point shots (1,103 of 3,021) and 82.0% from the charity stripe. They average 119.4 points per contest (5th in the NBA) while connecting on 48.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Thunder have forced 16.8 turnovers every game while drawing 20.6 fouls. They give up 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 2nd in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (107.3). The Thunder defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (3,067 of 7,053) and they surrender 45.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 6th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,990 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets went home victorious with a score of 136-119 when they played the Grizzlies. The Nuggets snagged 43 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 52 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Grizzlies earned 20 fouls for this contest which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a percentage of 76.2%. In terms of shots from distance, Denver converted 14 out of 36 attempts (38.9%). Overall, the Nuggets finished shooting 53 for 90 from the field which gave them a percentage of 58.9%. The Nuggets allowed the Grizzlies to make 42 of 92 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.7% for the game. They finished 38.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 19 out of 50 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Denver permitted Memphis to grab 38 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Jamal Murray pitched in for the Nuggets in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 17 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and had 7 rebounds. Murray tallied 26 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 dimes for the matchup.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 52-28 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nuggets are connecting on 49.6% from the floor, which ranks 2nd in the league. Denver has accounted for 9,755 pts this year (121.9 per game) and they collect 43.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.0 times per game (5th in the league) and they cough up possession 12.9 times per contest. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 19.3 fouls per game and they connect on 80.7% from the free throw line.

The Denver defense surrenders 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (1,090 of 3,117) and their opposition knocks down 77.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 27.5 dimes and 42.8 boards per game, which is ranked 20th and 9th in basketball. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 21st in the NBA in PPG given up with 117.0. They are able to force 11.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (13th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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