Oklahoma City at Denver

The Nuggets open up the NBA season hosting the Seattle Supersonics. We don't think it is any secret that with Iverson and Anthony this team will put up a lot of shots, and a lot of shots quickly. Defense has never been the calling card for the Nuggets. They will finally have Kenyon Martin back as well after missing virtually the entire year with a knee injury. Seattle loses Ray Allen in a trade with the Celtics, but will feature Kevin Durant in his long-awaited debut. These teams don't make the commitment on the defensive end, as they both yielded 100+ on averagelast year. While Denver was ranked 3rd offensively, Seattle was #12, scoring 99 per game. Durant is expected to play as his ankle has healed enough to be on the court. He led the Sonics with 19 ppg in the pre-season. Coach Karl likes to get his team running even more when he smells a win. The Nuggets under Coach Karl have gone OVER the total 63% of the time under Karl as a home chalk. The Nuggets have gone OVER the total 27 of 40 times under Karl vs. division foes. The Sonics have been a road OVER team for years, as they have an overall 56% OVER percentage the last 10 years. That figure rises to 60% when playing inside the division. Look for this one to be an up-tempo affair, and we will ride the OVER.