Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/24/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs
Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX
TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio
The San Antonio Spurs (8-35) welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder (29-13) at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday.
The Thunder faced off with the Timberwolves and went home with a win by a final score of 102-97 in their last contest. Oklahoma City walked away from the game having earned a 39.5% field goal percentage (32 of 81) and converted 8 out of their 24 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Thunder buried 30 of their 35 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 37 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 21 assists for this game as well as forcing 21 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In reference to defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 41.3% from the floor on 31 of 75 shooting. Minnesota distributed 22 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. In addition, Minnesota collected 50 boards (9 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Minnesota finished 72.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of their 29 shots. They also made 14 out of their 37 shots from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 20 while the Timberwolves finished the game with 26 fouls.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who was a contributor in this game. Gilgeous-Alexander went 45.5% from the field and also recorded 6 assists. He played 37 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He finished with 33 points on 10 out of 22 shooting.
Oklahoma City enters this matchup with a mark of 29-13 for the year. They average 121.7 pts per contest (3rd in basketball) while hitting 50.4% from the floor. The Thunder are shooting 39.1% from downtown (551 of 1,408) and 84.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oklahoma City is collecting 41.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,151 dimes this season, which is 10th in basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.2 fouls every game.
On defense, the Thunder have forced 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.8% on shots from downtown and they are 14th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.7). The Thunder are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (1,682 of 3,759) and they surrender 45.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 15th in the league in allowing assists with 1,131 relinquished on the campaign.
The last time they took the court, the Spurs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 133-123 when they faced the 76ers. The Spurs collected 30 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in the game. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. The 76ers earned 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to make 24 of them for a percentage of 88.9%. With regard to shots from downtown, San Antonio buried 13 of 41 tries (31.7%). When all was said and done, the Spurs ended up shooting 43 for 93 from the field which had them at 46.2%. The Spurs permitted the 76ers to convert 48 of their 97 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 49.5% for the game. They shot 25.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 5 out of 20 and ended up shooting 32 of 40 from the free throw line (80.0%). When talking about rebounding, San Antonio allowed Philadelphia to get 48 in all (19 on the offensive side).
Victor Wembanyama was important for the Spurs for this contest. He made 10 out of 19 in the game giving him a rate of 52.6%, and had 7 rebounds. Wembanyama recorded 33 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 assists for the matchup.
San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 8-35 this year. The Spurs have committed 18.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.3 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they cough up possession 14.5 times per contest. San Antonio has 4,849 pts for the season (112.8 per contest) and they grab 43.0 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Spurs are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 25th in the league.
The San Antonio defense concedes 38.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (599 of 1,549) and their opposition makes 78.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 27.8 dimes and 46.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 25th and 29th in basketball. The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 121.7. They are forcing 13.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.7% from the field (24th in the NBA).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take San Antonio and under the total points
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