The league’s conference leaders, the Oklahoma City Thunder (33-6) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (34-5), square off on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at Paycom Center, starting at 7:30 PM ET. The Thunder are just 2.5-point home favorites.

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Thunder vs. Cavaliers Game Info

• When: Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
• Where: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• TV: TNT, truTV, and MAX
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Max (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Thunder vs. Cavaliers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Thunder (- 2.5)

• Oklahoma City’s record against the spread is 27-12-0.
• Cleveland is 27-12-0 against the spread this year.
• The Thunder have an ATS record of 24-10 as 2.5-point favorites or greater.
• The Cavaliers have an ATS record of 3-0 as 2.5-point underdogs or greater.

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Pick OU:

Under (231.5)

• Thunder games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 231.5 points 13 times.
• The Cavaliers have combined with their opponent to score more than 231.5 points in 19 of 39 games this season.
• Oklahoma City’s matchups this year have an average total of 223.6, 7.9 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• Cleveland has a 228.7-point average over/under in its matchups this season, 2.8 more points than this game’s total.
• The Thunder are the 11th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Cavaliers have scored the third-most points.
• This matchup features the NBA’s 14th-ranked (Cavaliers) and top-ranked (Thunder) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Thunder (-145)

• This season, the Thunder have been favored 36 times and won 31, or 86.1%, of those games.
• The Cavaliers have been victorious in two of the three contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Oklahoma City has won 30 of its 34 games, or 88.2%, when favored by at least -145 on the moneyline.
• This season, Cleveland has come away with a win one time in two chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 59.2% chance of a victory for the Thunder.

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