A lot can change in a week. After a 4-0 start to the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder are now 4-2, dropping 2 of 3 games since losing Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace to injury last Sunday. Since then, Chet Holmgren and Alex Caruso have been added to the list of extended time missed, and OKC has yet to figure things out.
OKC has looked pretty awful the last couple of games, and it might be a little while before they find a groove. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hasn’t looked particularly great, either, and this team is going to go as far as he can take them. I think SGA starts to impose his will more often, but the Cavaliers look a lot better than the Thunder right now. I think OKC can keep this one interesting and hopefully not get blown out for the third straight time, but I still like Cleveland to cover the small spread.
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Kip Lewis made program history, Ivan Carreon found the end zone twice, and Tate Sandell moved into the Oklahoma record book. But a handful of individual accomplishments couldn’t overcome another frustrating afternoon for the Sooners.
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Oklahoma’s fourth-quarter production couldn’t hide another afternoon of offensive dysfunction. With the Sooners falling to 4-4 and the crowd turning on Ben Arbuckle, the questions surrounding the offensive coordinator are getting harder to ignore.
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Chet Holmgren’s extended absence exposes Oklahoma City’s defensive vulnerabilities, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander fights through another difficult night for a depleted Thunder roster.
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Oklahoma did almost everything right on the wrong side of the football Saturday afternoon. The Sooners won the turnover battle by three, didn’t commit a giveaway, and got three interceptions off South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers. It still wasn’t enough to keep the Gamecocks from hanging 42 points on the scoreboard in a stunning 42-25 defeat at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder (4-1) play their second consecutive game in Texas as they take on the Houston Rockets (5-1) on Saturday night. The Thunder lost in a disappointing fashion on Wednesday to the Dallas Mavericks 120-96 for their first loss of the season, and while they hope for a rebound game tonight, it won’t come easy.
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I’m honestly surprised that this spread is so slim. Oklahoma City just received the bad news about Chet Holmgren missing extended time, and that puts a lot of pressure on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Rockets are coming off a 116-111 loss last night to the Dallas Mavericks, so perhaps the second game of a back-to-back impacts their play. SGA is always up to a challenge, and while I think the Thunder can keep it to within single digits, I just don’t see OKC being able to pull out a win on the road against Houston.
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The #24 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-2) are headed to Ames, Iowa, for a Halloween night matchup with the Iowa State Cyclones (3-4). The Cowboy offense is one of the best in the nation, and as a result, Oklahoma State has scored 30+ points in 6 straight games, the longest such streak since scoring 8 straight games stretching across the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The defense, however, has struggled against quality offenses, but the Cyclones do not fall into that category.
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