Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 08 Jan 2025

Go For Under 228.5 With Confidence

The Unders looks the way to go when the Thunder meet the Cavaliers. The line looks too high at 228.5 and odds of -106 could favor bettors who go below that total.

Thunder Won Last H2H Encounter

Oklahoma City Thunder beat Boston Celtics in their previous game, making it ten straight victories. It was a 105-92 home win at Paycom Center. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points, with Aaron Wiggins getting 15 and Luguentz Dort 14.

Cleveland Cavaliers last game was a 115-105 home win. This victory over Charlotte Hornets at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse was their tenth successive victory. Darius Garland registered 25 points, Jarrett Allen managed 19 points and 11 rebounds, with Donovan Mitchell scoring 19 points.

The Thunder beat the Cavs when the teams last met. It was a 128-120 scoreline at Paycom Center. The Thunder have beaten the Cavs in the past three matchups. They’ve also claimed 6 wins in the past 10 head-to-head meetings.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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The Thunder have won all of their past 10 games. They are averaging 113.9 points, 43.7 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 10.8 steals and 5.2 blocks while shooting 47.5% from the field and 82.4% from the free-throw line. The opposition have an average of 101.7 points and 45.6 rebounds per matchup.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 33.8 points, 5.7 assists and 2.3 (41.8%) 3-pointers made, while Isaiah Hartenstein averages 12.1 rebounds.

The Cavs have won all of their last 10 contests. Averaging 125.2 points, 45.6 rebounds, 31.8 assists, 8.8 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field and 76.3% from the free-throw line. Their opponents average 108.6 points and 45.3 rebounds.

Donovan Mitchell is averaging 22.2 points and 4.0 (41.7%) 3-pointers made. Jarrett Allen has an average of 9.4 rebounds and Darius Garland 7.1 assists.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Oklahoma City Thunder lineup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace, Isaiah Hartenstein.

Cleveland Cavaliers lineup: Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, Dean Wade, Donovan Mitchell.

Expert NBA Analysis

The NBA picks stem from knowing the team news and the latest form for each franchise. We work hard to unearth the most pertinent stats which can also act as a guide.

Key Thunder vs Cavaliers stats:

• The 228.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 Thunder games.
• The 228.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Thunder games.
• The 228.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 4 Thunder games.
• The 228.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Cavs games at home.
• The 228.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Cavs games at home.

Thunder vs Cavaliers Prediction

The -106 for Under 228.5 points to be scored in this NBA game looks like great value. Our pick is that the teams might not collectively reach this total.

If you’re wanting to bet Under on the Totals, then you can aim for bigger odds. In order to do this, you simply move the line to where you feel a winning return can still be found.

Under 228.5 Probability

The sportsbooks imply that our pick has a 51.5% prospect of winning. After careful examination, our cappers have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. It is the reason why we are recommending this wager.

Our Pick

Under 228.5 Points @ -106 Bet Now

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Player Props

Isaiah Hartenstein Over 11.5 Rebounds -109

Isaiah Hartenstein (Thunder) has totaled Over 11.5 rebounds in 5 straight games on the road. We’re anticipating that he is able to perform well and cover the line, with odds of -109 currently available.

Latest Isaiah Hartenstein Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 11.5

-130

Under 11.5

-103

Assists

Over 3.5

-139

Under 3.5

+104

Rebounds

Over 11.5

-122

Under 11.5

-109

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Jalen Williams Under 20.5 Points -110

Jalen Williams (Thunder) hasn't covered the 20.5 points total in 9 of the past 10 games. We’re expecting him to fall short when it comes to Player Points and there are odds of -110 available.

Latest Jalen Williams Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 20.5

-114

Under 20.5

-118

Assists

Over 5.5

+112

Under 5.5

-147

Rebounds

Over 5.5

-108

Under 5.5

-122

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Correct Score Prediction

Thunder 109 - 115 Cavaliers

There’s a big payout on the cards should you correctly predict the correct score. We’re siding with the Cavaliers to claim a 115-109 victory which will hopefully go close.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Tight Affair Likely According to the Books

If you want to bet on Cleveland Cavaliers, then Moneyline odds of -147 are on offer, although Oklahoma City Thunder are a +124 chance. In the eyes of the leading NBA sportsbooks, the home team are regarded as 60% likely to claim a victory.

2.5 is the spread and 230.5 is the total points line. A Total wager is always available and can often provide value selections. There’s the chance to back Under 230.5 at -112.

The Cavs are -130 should you want to back the betting favorites in the Race to 20 points. The Thunder can be wagered at -100 to get to the 20-point mark first.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Thunder

+124

Cavaliers

-147

Point Spread

Thunder +2.5

-110

Cavaliers -2.5

-110

Total Points

Under 230.5

-112

Over 230.5

-108

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Favorite to Score the Most Baskets

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the favorite to hit the most buckets. You can get -106 that he scores Over 32.5 points or -125 that he goes Under.

Player Points

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder)

Over 32.5

-106

Under 32.5

-125

Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)

Over 22.5

-108

Under 22.5

-123

Jalen Williams (Thunder)

Over 20.5

-114

Under 20.5

-118

Darius Garland (Cavaliers)

Over 19.5

-108

Under 19.5

-123

Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)

Over 17.5

-127

Under 17.5

-105

Jarrett Allen (Cavaliers)

Over 12.5

+102

Under 12.5

-133

Isaiah Hartenstein (Thunder)

Over 11.5

-130

Under 11.5

-103

Luguentz Dort (Thunder)

Over 10.5

-112

Under 10.5

-120

Cason Wallace (Thunder)

Over 8.5

-115

Under 8.5

-115

Dean Wade (Cavaliers)

Over 6.5

-105

Under 6.5

-127

Player Assists

Darius Garland (Cavaliers)

Over 6.5

-109

Under 6.5

-122

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder)

Over 5.5

-147

Under 5.5

+112

Jalen Williams (Thunder)

Over 5.5

+112

Under 5.5

-147

Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)

Over 4.5

-122

Under 4.5

-109

Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)

Over 3.5

+118

Under 3.5

-159

Isaiah Hartenstein (Thunder)

Over 3.5

-139

Under 3.5

+104

Cason Wallace (Thunder)

Over 2.5

-130

Under 2.5

+101

Player Rebounds

Isaiah Hartenstein (Thunder)

Over 11.5

-122

Under 11.5

-109

Jarrett Allen (Cavaliers)

Over 10.5

-130

Under 10.5

-103

Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)

Over 9.5

+108

Under 9.5

-143

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder)

Over 5.5

-114

Under 5.5

-118

Jalen Williams (Thunder)

Over 5.5

-108

Under 5.5

-122

Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)

Over 4.5

+116

Under 4.5

-154

Luguentz Dort (Thunder)

Over 4.5

-105

Under 4.5

-127

Dean Wade (Cavaliers)

Over 4.5

-108

Under 4.5

-123

Cason Wallace (Thunder)

Over 3.5

-147

Under 3.5

+112

Darius Garland (Cavaliers)

Over 2.5

-132

Under 2.5

-100

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers Confirmed Lineup

4 Evan Mobley

10 Darius Garland

31 Jarrett Allen

32 Dean Wade

45 Donovan Mitchell

Oklahoma City Thunder Confirmed Lineup

2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

5 Luguentz Dort

8 Jalen Williams

22 Cason Wallace

55 Isaiah Hartenstein

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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