The Eastern-leading Cavaliers (31-4) are just 1.5-point favorites when they host the Western-leading Thunder (30-5) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The matchup is set totip off at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN, FDSOH, and FDSOK.

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Cavaliers vs. Thunder Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: ESPN, FDSOH, and FDSOK
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

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Cavaliers vs. Thunder Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Cavaliers 113 – Thunder 112

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Spread & Total Prediction for Cavaliers vs. Thunder

• Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 1.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Cavaliers (-1.8)
• Pick OU:

  Under (227.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.1

• The Thunder (24-11-0 ATS) have covered the spread 71.4% of the time, 2.8% less often than the Cavaliers (25-10-0) this season.
• Cleveland covers the spread when it is a 1.5-point favorite or more 68.8% of the time. That’s less often than Oklahoma City covers as an underdog of 1.5 or more (100%).
• Cleveland and its opponents have exceeded the total 62.9% of the time this season (22 out of 35). That’s more often than Oklahoma City and its opponents have (16 out of 35).
• The Cavaliers have a .906 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (29-3) this season while the Thunder have a 1.000 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (1-0).

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• The Cavaliers are allowing 110.7 points per game this season (ninth-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really shined offensively, scoring 122.5 points per contest (second-best).
• This season, Cleveland is pulling down 43.8 rebounds per game (17th-ranked in NBA) and allowing 44.1 rebounds per contest (14th-ranked).
• The Cavaliers have been one of the best teams in the league in terms of assists, as they are dishing out 29.1 per game (fifth-best in NBA).
• Cleveland is top-five this season in turnovers, ranking fourth-best in the league with 12.3 turnovers per game. Meanwhile, it ranks seventh with 14.7 forced turnovers per contest.
• The Cavaliers are playing well when it comes to three-point shooting, as they rank third-best in the league in treys (16.3 per game) and best in shooting percentage from downtown (40.4%).

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Thunder Performance Insights

• On offense, the Thunder are the 11th-ranked team in the league (115.1 points per game). On defense, they are best (103.0 points allowed per game).
• In 2024-25, Oklahoma City is 18th in the NBA in rebounds (43.7 per game) and second-worst in rebounds conceded (47.3).
• This season the Thunder are ranked 15th in the NBA in assists at 25.8 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, Oklahoma City is best in the league in committing them (11.1 per game). And it is best in forcing them (18.2 per game).
• The Thunder make 13.5 3-pointers per game and shoot 35.1% from beyond the arc, ranking 14th and 19th, respectively, in the NBA.

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