Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Picks & Predictions
Oklahoma City is on the road playing Cleveland at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Cleveland -6.5 was the opening favorite and
Game outlook
Oklahoma City is on the road playing Cleveland at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Cleveland -6.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.
Donovan Mitchell and Kevin Love absent from their lineup, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost their last game to the Sacramento Kings. As both players are only dealing with soreness, they are likely to be available for the Oklahoma City Thunder game at home. As Mitchell has played in 15 of 23 games, the Cavaliers should be able to cover against the Thunder if he does. With a points differential of -9.8 in their losses, the visitors have won just 5 of their 14 road games this season.
In terms of pace, the Thunder rank third in the league, and should look to push the tempo tonight to beat the Cavaliers big men down the court before they can cover the paint. The Cavaliers rank 18th in opponent fast break points per game, making them vulnerable to this kind of attack.
The Cavaliers are 11th in the league in true shooting percentage. The Thunder, who rank 29th in opponents second chance points, will have a great chance to clean up their misses tonight. The over is the bet here since the Cavaliers score efficiently and the Thunder push the pace.
Oklahoma City Thunder Betting
With a power ranking of 24, Oklahoma City is ranked #6 in offense (scoring an average of 116.40 per game), #29 in defense (allowing an average of 117.88 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-14 (15-10 ATS) this season.