The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder will face off in the Western Conference Semifinals, which pits the two leaders for the 2025 NBA MVP Award against each other.
OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver's Nikola Jokic have been the consensus top two players in the league this year, and both are finalists for the 2025 MVP Award.
The Thunder were the league's best defensive team in 2024/25, posting the best defensive rating (107.5), forcing the most turnovers per game (17.0), and allowing the lowest field goal percentage (43.6) in the NBA. Denver was one of the league's top offensive teams, posting the fourth-best offensive rating (119.9) and the second-best effective field goal percentage (57.3) in the league.
In the first round, OKC swept the Memphis Grizzlies, beating them by an average margin of 19.5 points over the four games and posting a turnover margin of +8.8 per game. The Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games as Jokic averaged a triple-double and Jamal Murray went off for 43 points in Game 5.
Ahead of this second-round series between the 2023 NBA Champion Nuggets and the 2025 outright favorite Thunder, let's take a look at the series odds.
DEN Nuggets | +550 |
OKC Thunder | -800 |
Series Score | DEN Nuggets to win | OKC Thunder to win |
4-0 | +5000 | +330 |
4-1 | +3500 | +180 |
4-2 | +1400 | +375 |
4-3 | +1600 | +425 |
Total Games Line | Over | Under |
4.5 | -500 | +3300 |
5.5 | +105 | -145 |
6.5 | +300 | -450 |
Road Wins Line | Over | Under |
0.5 | -6600 | +1500 |
1.5 | -210 | +155 |
2.5 | +190 | -260 |
3.5 | +900 | -2200 |
4.5 | +1500 | -6600 |
Game 4 | +330 |
Game 5 | +170 |
Game 6 | +280 |
Game 7 | +300 |
Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.