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The Oklahoma City Thunder (20-23) are twelfth in the Western Conference and are currently on a two-game winning streak. They beat the Chicago Bulls (124-110) in their previous outing. The duo of Shai Gilgeous Alexander and Josh Giddey once again proved to be strong for their opponents, as they put up 21 and 25 points respectively. Jalen Williams…

Depending on who you ask, the Oklahoma City Thunder are in year two or three of their rebuild, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that the early returns on the Thunder's investment in the draft is paying off sooner than expected, even though two of their top picks in the 2022 NBA Draft haven't played much or at all. According to Basketball…

Oklahoma City Thunder (20-23) vs. Brooklyn Nets (27-14) January 15, 2023 6:00 pm EDT The Line: Brooklyn Nets -5; Over/Under: +229.5 (Click here for latest betting odds) The Oklahoma City Thunder and Brooklyn Nets meet Sunday in NBA action at the Barclays Center. Let's take a look at the odds, history, injuries and give out a pick for this…

The Oklahoma City Thunder (18-23) are coming into tonight's game off the back of a 112-111 loss to the Miami Heat. Their opponents tonight, the Philadelphia 76ers (25-15), most recently secured back-to-back wins over the Detroit Pistons. The Thunder have been very inconsistent this month. They managed to thrash the usually dominant Boston Celtics…

Victimized by an NBA record in their previous game, the Oklahoma City Thunder (18-23, 25-16 ATS) must now deal with the Philadelphia 76ers (25-15, 23-16-1 ATS), one of the Association's best home squads. Among all NBA teams, only the Cleveland Cavaliers (18) have won more home games this season than the 17-6 Sixers. In a 112-111 loss to the Miami…

The Dallas Mavericks hit the road to face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. They are fresh off a win over the Pelicans where Luka Doncic led the way with a 34-point triple-double. Dallas now faces OKC on the second night of a back-to-back set. The Thunder have won two of their last three, including upsetting the Boston Celtics. Shai…

The OKC Thunder hits the road this week with four stops on the East Coast. First up is the Miami Heat. These clubs waged battle in a very competitive effort in mid-December with the Heat coming away with the two-point victory. It's also a pretty exciting night for the OKC Thunder because the game will be featured on TNT. Makes you wonder if Charles…

Kirby Smart walked into the SoFi Stadium coach's room after Georgia's 65-7 rout of Texas Christian in Inglewood, California, on Monday night. And Smart saw his 10-year-old son, Andrew, bawling. "I'm like, 'Oh no, somebody's hurt his feelings,'" Smart said. "Somebody's thrown him down or done something to him. I said, 'Why are you crying? You're…

The Oklahoma City Thunder (18-22) are coming into tonight's game off the back of a 120-109 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Their opponents tonight, the Miami Heat (21-20), most recently suffered a razor-thin 102-101 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. The Thunder are 3-1 in their past four games. They secured an impressive 150-117 upset over the Boston…

The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder meet for a cross-conference NBA matchup on Tuesday evening. The Heat are 21-20 this season, and Miami hosts the matchup with a 11-9 record at home. Oklahoma City is playing well lately, winning three of the last four games, and the Thunder are 18-22 overall. Aleksej Pokusevski (toe), Jeremiah…

Tonight's TNT doubleheader is quickly approaching, so hurry to the mall for your Jimmy Butler jersey while there's time. Tonight's lineup includes two sure-to-be endurable games, featuring first the Oklahoma City Thunder (18-22) taking on the Miami Heat (21-20), followed by the Phoenix Suns (20-21) facing off against the reigning champion Golden…

The New Orleans Pelicans got a much-needed win against the San Antonio Spurs last night but will be right back at it again tonight on the road in Oklahoma City. The Pels were able to snap their four-game losing streak, but will once again be shorthanded tonight against the Thunder, hoping someone can step up as CJ McCollum did last night when he…

The OKC Thunder are back home from Orlando and will close out the week hosting two matches with the Washington Wizards on tap tonight. It's been an up-and-down week with the wild 150-point victory versus the top-seeded Celtics followed by the loss to the Magic. The Wizards are finishing a four-game road trip that took them to Orlando (loss) and…

The Washington Wizards (17-22) are coming into tonight's game off the back of a 123-113 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Their opponents tonight, the Oklahoma City Thunder (16-22), most recently fell 126-115 against the Orlando Magic. Both of these teams enjoyed major upset wins prior to their most recent losses. The Wizards managed to get the better…

The first game of 2023 for the OKC Thunder features the top team in the NBA - the Boston Celtics. It was a bittersweet ending to 2022 when the Thunder got routed by the 76ers without James Harden or Tyrese Maxey in the lineup. Boston tipped off their New Year in Denver losing to the West-leading Nuggets who had a firm grasp on the match from the…

The Philadelphia 76ers (20-14) are currently on a two-game losing skid. Their opponents tonight, the Oklahoma City Thunder (15-20), are coming into tonight's game off the back of a 121-113 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. The 76ers have had a rough go of it lately against the Washington Wizards and the New Orleans Pelicans. Despite the setbacks, one…

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NBA Regular Season Venue: Paycom Center Home: Oklahoma City Thunder Away: Philadelphia 76ers 1.1.2023, @04:00 AM (+03:00 UTC) Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,97 Bet TypeTotal Over 229.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! NBA has been going for more than a couple of months and as we head into the fresh year, things are going to heat up more. The…

The final game of 2022 for the OKC Thunder features Joel Embiid and his Philadelphia 76ers in town to ring in the New Year. Over the years the Cameroonian big man has served up some highly entertaining matches at the Paycom Center (former Chesapeake Arena), especially the battles he and Russell Westbrook engaged in. This matchup also features the…

The Oklahoma City Thunder (15-19) are coming into tonight's game off the back of a 130-114 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Their opponents tonight, the Charlotte Hornets (9-26), are currently on a two-game losing skid. The Thunder have been carried on offense by team MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The star point guard trounced the Pelicans with a…

The Charlotte Hornets will play in front of their home crowd for the first time in nearly two weeks tonight when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder. Point spread: Thunder -0.5 Money line: Thunder -108/Hornets -108 Over/under: 240 Hornets: Cody Martin (left knee procedure) and Nick Richards (right ankle sprain) are OUT. Dennis Smith Jr. (left ankle…

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Mid-way through Week 11, the OKC Thunder dip out for one game on the road versus the Charlotte Hornets. Both teams last played on Tuesday with the good guys collecting a win and then proceeded to watch the Hornets game in San Francisco hoping for the upset since it would've pulled the Warriors closer to OKC in the seeding. Unfortunately, that…

The San Antonio Spurs will visit the Oklahoma City Thunder for the second of three meetings this season. Oklahoma City defeated San Antonio 119-111 in their first matchup earlier this season. The 11-22 Spurs are tied for 14th in the Western Conference, however, having won five of their last nine games following a brutal 11-game losing streak. San…

NBA Regular Season Venue: Paycom Center Home: Oklahoma City Thunder Away: San Antonio Spurs 28.12.2022, @04:00 AM (+03:00 UTC) Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1876 Bet TypeHandicap 1 (-6.5) Bookmaker Bet Now! We are steadily towards the midseason window of the NBA, as a matter of fact, soon we are going to see a ton of trades while some…

There are only a few more days until the New Year and a few games remaining in 2022 for the OKC Thunder. Week 11 starts with the Spurs in town and a great opportunity for the Thunder to garner a victory and move up the ladder. OKC has the rest advantage having been off since Friday while the Spurs are completing a back-to-back set having begun…

The fans of the OKC Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers got a treat on Monday night with Damian Lillard making history and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander serving up yet another clutch time game-winner. It was my favorite game of the season and I'm super envious that my partner in writing crime (Rylan Stiles) was there in person witnessing history in…

WHO: Memphis Grizzlies (19-9, 6-7 away) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (11-18, 6-7 home) WHEN: 7:00 PM CT WHERE: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN: Bally Sports Southeast/92.9 FM ESPN Memphis INJURY REPORT: MEMPHIS: Desmond Bane (Out, toe), Danny Green (Out, knee), Jake LaRavia (Out, G League Assignment), Kenneth Lofton Jr.…

The Knicks disappointed fans in New York by missing the playoffs last season. Here's how they hope to strengthen their roster heading into next year. Tom Thibodeau piloted the New York Knicks to a surprising fourth-place finish in the Eastern Conference two years ago. That made last season's 11th-place finish a massive disappointment for fans in…

NBA Regular Season Venue: Paycom Center Home: Oklahoma City Thunder Away: Portland Trail Blazers 20.12.2022, @ 04:00 AM (+03:00 UTC) Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds2135 Bet TypeHandicap: Portland Trail Blazers(-8.5) Bookmaker Bet Now! NBA is on and this has been a great season where we have seen the rise of certain teams and the fall of a…

The Portland Trail Blazers will visit the Oklahoma City Thunder for the first of four meetings this season. The 17-13 Trail Blazers are tied for fifth in the Western Conference and have won four of their past five games. Portland ranks 18th in points per game and seventh in offensive rating, while defensively they are ranked 11th in opponents…

The OKC Thunder begins week 10 with a baseball set versus the Portland Trail Blazers. At the season start most of these sets were resulting in split decisions as teams would adjust from the prior game. But recently, there has been an uptick of teams sweeping these series - see the Pelicans versus the Suns and Magic versus both the Raptors and…

Another back-to-back set is on tap with the top-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in town to play the OKC Thunder. The losing streak expanded to four in a row after yet another nail-biter where the OKC Thunder. lost by a single bucket. This time it was the undermanned Timberwolves who won 112-110 on the front side of the back-to-back set. Once more the home…

The Oklahoma City Thunder (11-18) will turn to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (third in NBA, 31.2 points per game) to help beat Ja Morant (ninth in league, 27.6) and the Memphis Grizzlies (19-9) on December 17, 2022 at Paycom Center. This article references lines current as of December 17, 2022 at 4:01 AM ET. Find all the latest odds for this contest in…

NBA Regular Season Venue: Paycom Center Home: Oklahoma City Thunder Away: Minnesota Timberwolves 17.12.2022, @04:00 AM (+03:00 UTC) Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,97 Bet TypeHandicap Oklahoma City Thunder (-2.5) Bookmaker Bet Now! NBA is on and as it has done for decades, there is a lot of entertainment at play once again. We are…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Nearly 30 years ago, the Orlando Magic entered the NBA Draft Lottery with a 1.52% chance of winning -- the worst odds of any team. But they defied those odds, leaping from No. 11 to No. 1, becoming the biggest longshot to ever win and selecting Michigan star Chris Webber. Only two other teams since the weighted lottery system…

OKC vs LAC Dream11: The NBA action has returned with the usual fanfare and some more. We have already seen a bunch of exciting battles and as we head deeper into the season, the intensity levels will only rise up further. Teams look prepared on the offensive end while the defensive end still needs tweaking or two as players get their game shape…

Tanking has always been a word thrown around among NBA fans on social media, there have been books written about the tanking strategy, and the NBA has even stepped in and flatted NBA Draft lottery odds and added a play-in tournament to attempt to prevent teams from "tanking." The most aggressive form of tanking was the Philadelphia 76ers who went…

Lately, it's been Revenge of the (Draft) Nerds when it comes to NBA discourse. The 2022-2023 season hasn't even started yet, and somehow, everyone's talking about the next draft. For enthusiasts, that's par for the course. The draft cycle runs year-round, but generally, you've got to travel to the darkest corners of Twitter to find anyone willing…

SAS vs OKC Dream11: The NBA Preseason is now in the last stages and we are just a week away from the NBA Regular Season. Thus, in these last few games, we will see probably third-string units for most parts, and well, at this point, the fans earnestly wait for the Regular Season, where we have some of the most intense action. In this game, the…

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic (77) jumps and passes the ball as Orlando Magic forward Chuma Okeke (3) defends during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson) DALLAS -- Luka Doncic has a new sidekick -- but not a co-star -- as the Dallas Mavericks try to build on their…

This article is part of our NBA Team Previews series. The Thunder's offseason was headlined by drafting Chet Holmgren with the No. 2 pick in the 2022 Draft. However, he suffered a season-ending foot injury in a Pro-Am game. OKC added other rookies in Ousmane Dieng (11), Jalen Williams (12) and Jaylin Williams (34). Lu Dort also signed a five-year,…

OKC vs DAL Dream11: The NBA Preseason brings to us some of the most intense basketball out there but there is no doubt that it doesn't have the same tenacity as the Regular Season, where stakes are much higher and more eyeballs are glued. Still, let us just get through the motions and dive into the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the…

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has faith in his team succeeding in the coming seasons. However, he never specified exactly when. During a podcast interview with Andrew Schlecht of The Athletic, the fourth-year guard opened up about expectations and trade rumors during the 2022 offseason. "I know what I signed up for when I…

It's Thursday, and we have a limited slate of sports tonight. There's no hockey, and there are only three baseball games. While there are four WNBA games, my WNBA betting process is nowhere near where it needs to be for me to recommend any bets. Thankfully, we have the NBA Draft. It messes with my head that the NBA Finals ended less than a week…

The up-and-coming Oklahoma City Thunder may have seen their season end before it even started, as No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren suffered a Lisfranc injury during a pro-am game, effectively ending his 2022-23 season. Maybe, Holmgren's injury is a blessing in disguise, as it could lead to OKC getting another top draft pick while he puts on more…

This NBA Draft has seen one of the weirdest line movements in history for its biggest draft prop. Jabari Smith moved from a -600 favorite to a+150 underdog to a -1000 favorite again all in the span of about 12 hours. That -1000 line got as short as+115 (!) at around 1 p.m. ET at PointsBet. Then, the line moved curiously back to -150. (Keep…

The upcoming 2022-23 NBA season will kick off in less than two months. It will begin the third season of the Oklahoma City Thunder's official rebuild, as the team has missed the playoffs two years in a row. Oklahoma City spent the offseason signing its existing players to new contracts, while also being extremely active in the draft. The Thunder…