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The No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder and No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets play in Denver on May 15 in Game 6 of their second-round 2025 NBA playoffs series.
The game is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. MST (8:30 p.m. Eastern time) and can be seen on ESPN (stream on FUBO).
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The Thunder are a 4.5-point favorite over the Nuggets in NBA playoffs odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook. Oklahoma City is -190 on the moneyline. Denver is +155. The over/under for the game is set at 217.5 points.
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ESPN: Thunder have a 62.2% chance to beat Nuggets in Game 6
The site gives Denver a 37.8% shot at defeating Oklahoma City in the sixth game of the NBA playoffs series.
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The site’s formula predicts that Oklahoma City will defeat Denver in Game 6 of the NBA postseason series.
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Dimers: Thunder 112, Nuggets 107
It writes: “After extensive simulations, our model gives the Thunder a win probability of 66%, while the Nuggets have a win probability of 34%.”
FOX Sports: Thunder have a 63% win probability vs Nuggets in Game 6
The site gives Denver a 37% win probability against Oklahoma City in the May 15 game at Ball Arena.
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