The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Cleveland Cavaliers will meet on Saturday afternoon at Quicken Loans Arena. It is the first of the NBA on Saturday afternoons during this season. Tip-off is set for 3:30 pm EST.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -3.5-point favorites versus the Thunder, while the game’s total opened at 219. Cleveland is not 3-point favorites and the total is now at 220.
Lebron James needs just 25 points to become the seventh NBA player to score 30,000 career points. It would be great for him if he could do it with Carmelo in the house as well as his best friend Dwyane Wade. The trio are the top of the great 2003 NBA Draft Class and vacation together regularly.
Cleveland was a 104-103 winner in its last match at home against the Orlando Magic. They failed to cover the -11.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 207 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Cavs snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Orlando 104-103 on Thursday. They’d lost eight of their last 10 and nine of 12 before edging past the Magic.
Cleveland has gone to three straight NBA Finals. Now the Cavs are third in the East, six games behind the Boston Celtics. That expected 4th straight finals is looking grim.
Thunder Playing Better after Bad Start
Oklahoma City was a 114-90 winner in its last match at home against the Los Angeles Lakers. They covered the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 204 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Thunder have won three straight games. They are now 25-20 after starting the year 4-7. Oklahoma City had the league’s MVP last year in Russell Westbrook. They went out and added to its roster by trading for Paul George and Anthony during the offseason.
None of the trio were voted to start in next month’s All-Star Game. Westbrook is having another outstanding season with averages of 24.8 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 9.9 assists. George is averaging 20.4 points and 5.5 rebounds. Then you have Anthony chipping in 17.6 points per game and 15.6 shots per game. Those are career lows.
Recent Form
Name
Record
ATS
Offense
Defense
Diff
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU Record
OU Home
OU Away
Oklahoma City
25-20
18-27
104.33
100.80
3.53
10-13
8-14
18-27
9-14
9-13
Cleveland
27-17
12-31-1
109.39
108.61
0.78
3-17-1
9-14
21-22-1
10-10-1
11-12
Power Stats
Assists Turnovers
Name
Assists
Turnovers
Ratio
OKC
20.84
13.96
1.49
CLE
23.30
13.82
1.69
Rebounding
Name
Offense
Defense
Total
OKC
12.27
32.38
44.65
CLE
8.66
33.23
41.89
ShootingPercentage
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
OKC
45.16
45.17
-0.01
CLE
47.00
47.18
-0.18
Team Records
Oklahoma City Thunder
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
25-20
16-7
9-13
18-27
10-13
8-14
104.33
100.80
3.53
Last 10
5-5
2-3
3-2
4-6
1-4
3-2
107.20
103.00
4.20
vs Div
5-7
4-2
1-5
2-10
1-5
1-5
101.58
101.58
0.00
vs EAST
10-7
5-4
5-3
9-8
4-5
5-3
104.41
99.47
4.94
vs WEST
15-13
11-3
4-10
9-19
6-8
3-11
104.29
101.61
2.68
Cleveland Cavaliers
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
27-17
16-5
11-12
12-31-1
3-17-1
9-14
109.39
108.61
0.78
Last 10
3-7
2-1
1-6
1-9
1-2
0-7
104.70
113.00
-8.30
vs Div
6-4
3-1
3-3
3-6-1
0-3-1
3-3
112.30
106.50
5.80
vs EAST
20-10
10-4
10-6
9-20-1
2-11-1
7-9
110.03
107.90
2.13
vs WEST
7-7
6-1
1-6
3-11
1-6
2-5
108.00
110.14
-2.14
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
104.33
18
108.61
25
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense
102.45
21
109.05
27
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed
44.86
8
43.62
21
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
109.39
5
100.80
3
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense
110.90
5
102.05
4
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed
41.05
26
43.64
14
Head To Head Summary
Team
record
ATS
O/U
AVG
AVG ½
FG%
REB
3PT
steals
Oklahoma City
4-6
3-7
4-6
102.40
52.20
45.04
43.10
100/255
7.90
Cleveland
6-4
7-3
4-6
105.20
51.80
44.75
45.00
79/249
7.90
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
ATS
Total
O/U
FG% Edge
Reb Edge
3PT Edge
Away Half Score
Home Half Score
Away FG%
Home FG%
Away Rebounds
Home Rebounds
Away Three Pointers
Home Three Pointers
Away Steals
Home Steals
Feb 9, 2017
CLE
109
OKC
118
-1.5
OKC
219
O
CLE
OKC
CLE
57
55
48.1
47.2
35
51
10/21
8/27
9
10
Jan 29, 2017
OKC
91
CLE
107
-8
CLE
217.5
U
CLE
OKC
CLE
45
58
37
44.6
55
52
6/26
8/29
5
9
Feb 21, 2016
CLE
115
OKC
92
-3.5
CLE
218
U
CLE
CLE
CLE
62
53
51.3
41.1
49
39
10/23
5/22
4
9
Dec 17, 2015
OKC
100
CLE
104
-2
CLE
203
O
OKC
CLE
CLE
47
46
47.3
46.6
36
42
6/20
12/29
7
6
Jan 25, 2015
OKC
98
CLE
108
-3.5
CLE
212
U
CLE
CLE
CLE
49
57
39.4
43.9
42
48
10/30
16/36
6
5
Dec 11, 2014
CLE
94
OKC
103
-7.5
OKC
202
U
OKC
CLE
CLE
47
47
36.5
43.7
48
46
9/28
7/26
5
9
Mar 20, 2014
OKC
102
CLE
95
9.5
CLE
201
U
CLE
OKC
OKC
56
46
42.7
44.4
53
36
10/31
8/22
8
9
Feb 26, 2014
CLE
114
OKC
104
-15
CLE
205
O
OKC
CLE
OKC
51
52
46.5
48.8
41
40
11/26
13/31
12
8
Feb 2, 2013
OKC
110
CLE
115
10.5
CLE
205.5
O
OKC
OKC
CLE
57
52
49.4
47.8
47
44
7/21
9/18
10
9
Nov 11, 2012
CLE
91
OKC
106
-10
OKC
202
U
OKC
OKC
Push
46
57
41
54.8
36
41
7/23
7/15
11
7
Lebron Betting Trends
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Oklahoma City is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City’s last 6 games
Oklahoma City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City’s last 6 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Oklahoma City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City’s last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Oklahoma City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Oklahoma City is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City’s last 12 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Cleveland is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games at home
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Cleveland is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland’s last 12 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Team Last 5 Games
Oklahoma City Thunder
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
Total
ATS Result
field goal percentage
free throw percentage
three pointers
Location
Jan 17, 2018
LAL
114-90
W
-9.5
215.5
W/U
48.42
83.33
12
H
Jan 15, 2018
SAC
95-88
W
-12
208.5
L/U
41.86
48.28
9
H
Jan 13, 2018
CHR
101-91
W
-2
212
W/U
40.21
75.00
8
A
Jan 10, 2018
MIN
88-104
L
4.5
213
L/U
40.51
75.00
6
A
Jan 9, 2018
POR
106-117
L
-8
204.5
L/O
44.05
73.08
13
H
Cleveland Cavaliers
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
Total
ATS Result
field goal percentage
free throw percentage
three pointers
Location
Jan 18, 2018
ORL
104-103
W
-11.5
227.5
L/U
44.71
66.67
10
H
Jan 15, 2018
GS
108-118
L
5.5
233.5
L/U
45.74
68.18
7
H
Jan 12, 2018
IND
95-97
L
-1.5
221
L/U
43.02
73.68
7
A
Jan 11, 2018
TOR
99-133
L
-2.5
222
L/O
38.20
83.33
6
A
Jan 8, 2018
MIN
99-127
L
-1
223
L/O
44.05
75.00
13
A
Next up:
Oklahoma City home to Brooklyn Tuesday, January 23
Cleveland at San Antonio Tuesday, January 23
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