The Denver Nuggets won their last Game 7 to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals, but now face a very talented Oklahoma City Thunder team with a superstar leader and plenty of surrounding talent. While Nikola Jokic is one of the best basketball players in the world, downing the Thunder with basically no extra rest feels like a daunting task for Jamal Murray and the rest of the Nuggets.
Entering this series opener in Oklahoma City, here’s the top Jamal Murray prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for Nuggets vs. Thunder Game 1.
Best Jamal Murray prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
DraftKings Sportsbook lists Murray’s prop lines at 19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.5 three-pointers. His PTS + REB + AST line sits at 29.5 in this matchup.
The Nuggets enter as 10.5-point underdogs against the spread with +370 odds on the Moneyline. On the flip side, the Thunder remain strong favorites at -470 on the Moneyline. The game total sits at 228, a high mark compared to most playoff games so far.
Murray has put together some hot-and-cold performances through seven playoff games. He’s scored 43 points in one game and at least 20 in four more, but finished with 16 points in Game 7 of the first round and 13 points in another. That averages out to 22.9 points per game, but he’s shooting the ball well at 48.1% from the field and 40.4% from three-point range.
Over 25.5 PTS + AST looks like one of the top prop bets for Murray in tonight’s contest. The guard has exceeded this mark in five of seven playoff games to this point, so scooping the over at -115 odds does feel like solid value. Even if he doesn’t score the most against an imposing Thunder defense with a handful of great perimeter defenders, that assists combo can help Murray reach the over. During the regular season, Murray also eclipsed this mark in exactly half of his appearances, too.
