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Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Game Information
Denver Nuggets 17-15 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 14-19
Date: Saturday, February 27, 2021
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Time: 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Chesapeake Energy Arena
TV Coverage: N/A
Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Moneyline, Spread, Total and Odds
Moneyline: Nuggets -280 Thunder +230
Spread: Nuggets -7
Total: 220.5
Odds to Win NBA Championship: Nuggets +3000 Thunder +25000
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Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder News and Notes
This matchup is the regular-season finale between these two teams. The Nuggets won the previous two meetings, with a 97-95 win on Feb. 12 and a 119-101 victory on Jan. 19.
The Thunder are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back, with a 118-109 win against the Atlanta Hawks Friday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team in scoring, with 24 points in 36 minutes, shooting 9 for 16 from the field. Darius Bazely, Lu Dort, Isaiah Roby and Théo Maledon all saw minutes above 30 minutes as starters.
Al Horford is expected to return to the lineup after sitting the first game of the back-to-back for rest and Hamidou Diallo will miss Saturday’s matchup with a lingering groin injury.
The Nuggets will be without Gary Harris (thigh), JaMychal Green (shoulder), Paul Millsap (knee) and PJ Dozier (hamstring) for Saturday’s game. Expect a Monte Morris and Michael Porter Jr. to remain in the starting lineup.
As a road favorite, the Nuggets have a 7-4 record, scoring 116.8 points per game and covering the spread six times. They have played at a 96.1 possessions per game pace and have allowed 109.3 points to opponents.
As a home underdog, the Thunder are 5-10, scoring 106.3 points per game and playing at a 100.9 possessions per game pace. They have covered the spread six times.
Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Predictions and Picks
SG Betting Model Win Probability: Nuggets 55.86% Thunder: 44.14%
SG Betting Model ML Star Rating: Thunder 5 Stars
SG Betting Model Spread Star Rating: Thunder 5 Stars
SG Betting Model Total Star Rating: O 2 Stars
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Super Bowl squares are a mainstay at Super Bowl parties across the country each year, as it’s an easy way to involve everyone in the game and keeps people cheering for more scoring right up until the end of the game. We look at how to play and offer up some tips to go along with our printable Super Bowl squares grid.
How do Super Bowl squares work?
Also known as football squares, the game has a 10×10 grid, which creates 100 individual squares – or boxes. If you’re looking for a Super Bowl squares template for this year, feel free to use this:
Download Squares Template (make sure you print in landscape)Before the Big Game begins, each box is assigned an equal cost – usually $.50, $1, $5 or whatever value your group decides. We’ll use $1 here as our working example. At $1, the full board value is $100.
Super Bowl squares pro tip #1
Have someone in your group act as the bank to collect everyone’s money. In the chaos before a game begins, it’s easy for money not to be accounted for.
Super Bowl squares participants claim open boxes on the board by putting their name or initials in each box they choose randomly until all 100 boxes have been claimed.
Let’s say I take 10 boxes, I’d then have to contribute $10 to the pot in this case.
Super Bowl squares pro tip #2
If you have a large party, you might want to set a maximum number of squares available so everyone has a chance to participate and a few people don’t wipe out available squares too fast. We usually start with a max of five squares per person and then players can buy more after everyone has had a chance to participate if spots remain.
Once the board has been filled out completely, randomly assign numbers 0-9 to each of the 10 rows and columns. Make sure each row has a unique number and the same for the columns. We usually pick these numbers out of a hat to avoid any potential conflicts of interest. If you’re looking to print out numbers, utilize this:
Download 0-9 number sheetEach axis will represent one of the teams. Generally, we run with the AFC (Kansas City Chiefs) on the columns and the NFC (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) on the rows – but it really doesn’t matter.
To determine a winning square at the end of each quarter, you’ll be using the last digit of each team’s score at that point in the game.
How winning squares are determined
To determine a winning square you will be using the last digit of each team’s score at the end of each quarter.
Example: At the end of the first quarter, the Chiefs have 17 points and the Buccaneers have 14 points.
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Go to the Chiefs’ column of numbers and find the number 7 (the ones digit in 17) then go to the Buccaneers’ row of numbers and find the number 4 (the ones digit in 14). Find where these two numbers intersect on the grid and the name in that square wins the first quarter.
Repeat this process for all four quarters (the 4th quarter and overtime would be counted as one if OT comes into play).
A winning square is eligible to win in additional periods, too.
Suggested squares prize structure
1st quarter: 15% of pot ($15 on $1 squares)2nd quarter: 20% of pot ($20 on $1 squares)3rd quarter: 25% of pot ($25 on $1 squares)4th quarter/Overtime: 40% of pot ($40 on $1 squares)Super Bowl squares pro tip #3
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Bring four empty envelopes with you, mark each one for each quarter and put the appropriate prize money in each. It makes it easier distributing the prizes during the game. Whoever you made the “banker” earlier can handle this chore.
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