Thunder vs. Nuggets prediction, odds, spread, line, time: 2026 NBA picks for Friday, Feb. 27

NBA Western Conference contenders meet on Friday when the Denver Nuggets travel to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC leads the West at 45-15 overall, while Denver is in fourth place at 37-22. OKC is coming off a loss in a potential NBA Finals preview against the Pistons, but the Thunder have removed Shai-Gilgeous Alexander and Chet Holmgren from their injury report after both recently missed time. The Nuggets list Jamal Murray (illness) as questionable. 

Tipoff from the Paycor Center in Oklahoma City is set for 9:30 p.m. ET. OKC is an 8.5-point favorite in the latest Thunder vs. Nuggets odds, while the over/under is 233.5. Before making any Nuggets vs. Thunder picks, check out the NBA predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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Now, the model has simulated Nuggets vs. Thunder 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted NBA picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several NBA odds and NBA betting lines for Thunder vs. Nuggets:

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Top Thunder vs. Nuggets predictions

After 10,000 simulations of Nuggets vs. Thunder, SportsLine’s model is going Over on the total (233.5). OKC has gone Over in three straight, while Denver has seen four of its past five clear the total. These teams met on Feb. 1, and the Over hit in that game as the teams combined for 232 points.

This time around, the model is projecting 235 combined points with Nikola Jokic accounting for 21 points in the simulations and Holmgren and Gilgeous-Alexander combining for around 40 points for OKC as the Over hits 55% of the time.

How to make Nuggets vs. Thunder picks

The model also says one side of the spread hits over 50% of the time. You can head to SportsLine to see the model’s NBA picks. 

So who wins Thunder vs. Nuggets, and which side of the spread hits over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to back, all from the model that has returned well over $10,000 on top-rated NBA picks, and find out.