Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets force OKC Thunder in Game 7 in NBA playoffs
The OKC Thunder suffered a 119-107 road loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.
The No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder and No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets play in Oklahoma City on May 18 in Game 7 of their second-round 2025 NBA playoffs series.
The game is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. MST (3:30 p.m. Eastern time) and can be seen on ABC (stream on FUBO).
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The Thunder are a 7.5-point favorite over the Nuggets in NBA playoffs odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook. Oklahoma City is -325 on the moneyline. Denver is +240. The over/under for the game is set at 212.5 points.
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ESPN: Thunder have a 64.8% chance to beat Nuggets in Game 7
The site gives Denver a 35.2% shot at defeating Oklahoma City in the seventh game of the NBA playoffs series.
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The site’s formula predicts that Oklahoma City will defeat Denver in Game 7 of the NBA postseason series.
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Dimers: Thunder 110, Nuggets 103
It writes: “After extensive simulations, our model gives the Nuggets a win probability of 25%, while the Thunder have a win probability of 75%.”
Bleacher Report: Thunder will advance to conference final with win over Nuggets
Andy Bailey writes: “It will all come to a head on Sunday in OKC, where the effort level from everyone is going to be off the charts and the final score will be close (and probably relatively low). But being at home and getting the aforementioned big nights from SGA and Williams will help the Thunder carry the day. And it’ll set up a matchup of two of the league’s biggest, most athletic and most physical teams in the Western Conference Finals, where OKC will meet the Minnesota Timberwolves.”
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