Oklahoma City Thunder – Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 16.01.2025
Less than a week after they met in Cleveland, the Cavaliers and Thunder run it back, but this time they are playing in Oklahoma City. Who wins the 2nd and final meeting of the regular season?
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers meet on 16.01.2025, in what will be their 2nd and final regular season meeting this year. The game will be played at Paycom Center (Oklahoma City) with the home team Thunder being favored to win this game.
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Oklahoma City Thunder |
Thu, 16.01.2025, 19:30 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
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Expert Tip |
OKC Thunder -3.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Current situation
That defeat to the Cavaliers last week hasn’t had a major impact on the Thunder, at least not in a negative way. They’ve won all 3 of their games since by an average of 27.1 points vs the Knicks, Wizards and 76ers. Leading scorer and MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had an off night in one of those games, but that hasn’t hurt his January averages as he is still at 32 points per game for the month.
Cleveland just had a 12-game win streak snapped by the Indiana Pacers in what was an odd game for them. However, they successfully bounced back on the road with a 127-117 triumph on Tuesday, so they’ll be trying to start a new wins streak in Oklahoma City. This team has been battle tested on a number of occasions in away games, they’ve come out on top in 14 of 17 so far. Donovan Mitchell also had his best game of the calendar year on Tuesday with 35 points and 9 rebounds.
Oklahoma City Thunder Stats & Form
OKC had an easy task in Philadelphia on Tuesday as they recorded their 3rd win in a row. The 76ers rested half of their team and simply didn’t have enough to even slightly bother the Thunder who won their 13th regular season game in 14 attempts. OKC remained one of the most reliable bets in basketball, covering for the 27th time in 40 games. At home they are an even more impressive 14-6 ATS, with only Chet Holmgren missing due to injury it’s no wonder why they are the favorites against a team that’s won 34 of 39 games.
Cleveland Cavaliers Stats & Form
The Cavaliers too are almost at full strength, which makes this game must see TV. The Cavs relied on rebounding to beat the Pacers on Tuesday, it’s also worth noting that they made 26 of 31 free throws in that game. Pressure is on the Cavs in this one as they’ll be the underdog coming into a game for only the 4th time this season. In 3 such games earlier this season they’ve come out on top in two of them.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Head-to-Head
Less than a week has passed since that epic meeting in Cleveland between the Cavs and Thunder. Cleveland winning that game has evened the team’s records at 5-5 SU over the last 10 meetings. A slight edge goes to Oklahoma City though, as they’ve covered the spread in 4 of the 6 most recent games head-to-head. When it comes to just games in OKC, the Thunder are 4-2 SU in the last 6 played.
Oklahoma City Thunder – Cleveland Cavaliers Odds
Backing the Thunder to get revenge for their defeat against Cleveland last week nets you 4/5 odds. If you fancy the Cavaliers to sweep the regular season series, odds of 5/4 are up for grabs.
The point total has been set at 231.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Tip | Odds |
| Oklahoma City Thunder -3.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 231.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers +3.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers (16.01.2025)
Defense is what let down the Oklahoma City Thunder in that first meeting less than a week ago, but that was to be expected since the Cavaliers were playing at home and they had the initiative. Things will be different this time around in Oklahoma City, where the Thunder are an impressive 17-3 SU for the season. Following that loss in Cleveland, the Thunder are holding teams to under 100 points in their last 3 outings, sending out a clear message that they will focus on defense to win Thursday’s game. In those 3 wins over New York, Washington and Philadelphia they held the 3 teams to just 21.5% shooting from the perimeter. That number could be the key in Thursday’s game, we all know how great the Cavaliers have been when it comes to shooting the ball. OKC also needs to keep an eye on the rebounding department, they give up the 2nd highest number of rebounds per game this season, but even that number is down by 9.4 per game in their last 3 outings. Donovan Mitchell had a great game against Indiana on Tuesday, but it was his only game of over 20 points so far in 2025. He went just 3-for-16 and had 11 points in that first meeting last week, playing this Thunder defense is clearly not suiting him well. OKC shuts him down again and covers the spread at home, evening the regular season series. Let’s back the home team.
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Expert Tip |
OKC Thunder -3.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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