Cleveland Cavaliers at Oklahoma City Thunder Predictions & Picks – OKC To Repeat Monday’s NBA Win Over Pistons
- Oklahoma City tipped to cover -2.5 spread against Cleveland
- Thunder have a 3-0 home record and won by five points in Cleveland on Monday
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is expected to improve his shooting; Jaylin Williams may return
Cleveland Cavaliers at Oklahoma City Thunder Predictions & Picks
Oklahoma City are tipped to cover as they repeat Monday’s win over Cleveland.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is unlikely to shoot as badly as he did in that matchup, and the Thunder could be boosted by the return of Jaylin Williams.
- Oklahoma City Thunder won by 5 points when the teams met on Monday
- Oklahoma City Thunder are 7-1-0 in the the last 8 meetings
- Oklahoma City Thunder are 3-0 at home this season
- The Under cashed in Monday night’s meeting
Head To Head
- Oklahoma City Thunder lead the all-time series 75-53
- Oklahoma City Thunder won 117-112 when the two teams last met on November 2
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Cleveland head to Oklahoma City looking to get revenge for Monday’s home loss to the Thunder, which dropped them to 4-3.
The Cavaliers endured a losing start to the season as they fell 114-106 in Philadelphia, but they rebounded with a three-game win streak at home.
They beat Brooklyn 125-121 to get off the mark, and followed that up by beating Minnesota 127-125 and Washington 121-111.
Cleveland’s run was ended by a 114-111 defeat in Atlanta, but they bounced back in Milwaukee with a 136-111 blowout of the Bucks.
The Cavaliers failed to make it back-to-back wins though, as they returned home for a 117-112 loss to Oklahoma City at the start of the week.
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Oklahoma City return home having ended a two-game losing sequence with a win in Cleveland, improving their record to 5-2.
The Thunder opened with a big road win in San Antonio, downing the Spurs 116-104, and that proved to be the start of a four-game win streak.
They beat Denver 86-84 in the home opener, and backed that up with wins over Denver, 98-84, the LA Clippers, 108-101, and Phoenix, 125-114.
Oklahoma City’s perfect start was finally ended by a rough 120-96 loss in Dallas, and they then suffered another blowout defeat as they lost 119-98 in Houston.
The Thunder rebounded on Monday night though, as they beat the Cavaliers in Cleveland, 117-112.
Verdict
Oklahoma City beat Cleveland on Monday night, and now they are back home where they are a perfect 3-0 this season.
They could also be boosted by the return of Jaylin Williams, so we are backing the Thunder to do the double over the Cavaliers.
They could also be boosted by the return of Jaylin Williams, so we are backing the Thunder to do the double over the Cavaliers.
Leigh Copson
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