Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/22/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 22, 2022

Venue:  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH

Where to Watch:  NBA TV

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Thunder NL, Cavaliers NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Thunder NL, Cavaliers NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Thunder +12.5, Cavaliers -12.5; Over/Under:  209.5 points

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  14-30 (5th place, Northwest Division)

Cleveland Cavaliers:  27-19 (3rd place, Central Division)

 

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Oklahoma City Thunder:  2-8 last 10

Cleveland Cavaliers:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Thunder are coming into this game with a 14-30 record overall and they are 6-16 in their road games this NBA season where they will be in this game. Their last win was against the Brooklyn Nets but they have gone on a 3 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Dallas mavericks, and the San Antonio Spurs in their last game. Aaron Wiggins led the team in points in that game with 19 while Luguentz Dort was next on the team with 15 points. Josh Giddey led the team in assists in that game with 8 and he also led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 38.8% from the field, 25.8% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 100.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 107.8 PPG against them. The Thunder have an ATS record of 28-15-1 this season and their O/U record is 18-26.

 

 

The Cavaliers are coming into this game with a 27-19 record overall and they are 12-9 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 5 of their last 6 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 5 game winning streak that they were on. Their 5 wins in that span were against the Sacramento Kings, the Utah Jazz, the San Antonio Spurs, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Brooklyn Nets while their loss came against the Chicago Bulls in their last game. Lauri Markkanen led the team in points in that game with 28 while Darius Garland was next on the team with 20 points. Garland led the team in assists in that game with 12 while Jarrett Allen led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 51.9% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 68.2% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 107.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 102.8 PPG against them. The Cavaliers have an ATS record of 29-14-3 this season and their O/U record is 18-27-1.

 

 

The Thunder are coming into this game as a 12.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. The Thunder have been playing well recently and they are one of the best teams in the NBA ATS right now. They played against the Cavaliers last week and the Cavs only won that game by 5 points on the road. The Thunder have either won or lost by 5 points or less in 5 of their last 6 games and they will likely keep this game close as well as they have been playing much better recently. The best bet to place in this game is on the Thunder to cover the spread here.

 

Thunder Cavaliers Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, January 22, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Cavaliers 110 Thunder 104.

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Oklahoma City Thunder: 4-8 O/U as an underdog of 10 or more points. 17-26 O/U in all games. 16-25 O/U as an underdog. 8-13 O/U as a road underdog. 4-10 O/U as a road underdog of 12.5 to 18 points. 36-51 O/U in road games. 19-26 O/U after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games.

Cleveland Cavaliers: 17-27 O/U in all games. 7-13 O/U in home games. 4-8 O/U in a home game where the total is 200 to 209.5. 7-14 O/U when playing with 2 days rest. 15-21 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days. 13-19 O/U after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games.

 

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  K. Williams (SG) Prob Fri - Conditioning. V. Krejci (PG) Late Feb - Ankle injury. D. Favors (PF) Ques Fri - Back injury.

Cleveland Cavaliers:  R. Rondo (PG) Ques Sat - Hamstring injury. L. Stevens (PF) Ques Sat - Knee injury. R. Rubio (PG) out for season - Knee injury. C. Sexton (PG) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

 

They won the point of attack. Defensively, they were ahead of us at the point of attack. And offensively, at our point of attack, they were able to kind of stall what normally starts the blender for us." - Mark Daigneault on his team’s loss against the Spurs on Wednesday night.

 

 

"It's an example of what it takes to win in this league. They're a really good team, and they have really good players. To go on the road against a team that had lost four games in a row, they were gonna come out with that sense of purpose. Now, it's our opportunity to understand it and see if we can figure out our way through it. We'll keep getting tested, but I trust in our guys that every time we've been tested, we've responded." - J.B. Bickerstaff after his team’s loss against the Bulls on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

PG     Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

SG     Josh Giddey

SF     Aaron Wiggins

PF     Luguentz Dort

C     Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

 

PG    Darius Garland

SG    Isaac Okoro

SF    Lauri Markkanen

PF    Evan Mobley

C    Jarrett Allen

 

 

PPG: S. Gilgeous-Alexander (22.5)

APG: J. Giddey (6.3)

Reb/G: J. Giddey (7.4)

 

PPG: D. Garland (19.8)

APG: D. Garland (8)

Reb/G: J. Allen (10.9)

 

Coaches:

Oklahoma City Thunder: Mark Daigneault (3rd season)

Cleveland Cavaliers: J.B. Bickerstaff (3rd season)