The Oklahoma City Thunder got back on the winning track on Friday night as they handily defeated the Knicks 126-101 in New York. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 39 points, Isaiah Joe poured in 31 points behind 8 made threes, and OKC’s defense was able to stifle New York into a poor shooting night. Now the Thunder looks to continue building towards a new winning streak on Sunday evening as they take on the Washington Wizards on the road.
This is a giant spread under normal circumstances, but when you take a closer look, you realize it’s really not that outlandish at all. OKC’s average margin of score is +12 points, and Washington’s average is -13.6 points. The Thunder has won 14 games by at least 16 points—one of those was an 18-point victory against the Wizards in OKC just a few weeks ago—so they should be able to handle business and roll over Washington just fine.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to give fans an early Christmas present on Monday night as they host the Washington Wizards. The Wizards are just 5-22 on the season, and OKC is nearly a 20-point favorite as Washington is missing their best player in Kyle Kuzma.
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OKC is covering the spread 60% of the time, which isn’t bad, but it’s not great. Washington, on the other hand, is covering at just a 36% rate, and that’s because they’ve already suffered a lot of really bad losses. 12 of their 22 defeats have been by at least 19 points, so it makes sense that the best defense in the league should be able to cover that difference against the worst team in the NBA. This spread will likely be decided in garbage time minutes, which means I’m taking OKC’s depth over whoever Washington decides to have on the floor at that time.
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For just the third time this season, OKC has lost two games in a row. They have yet to drop three in a row, and it’s doubtful to happen tonight as the Thunder continues their road trip in Washington, D.C. against the Wizards. The Wizards are on a 4-game losing streak and are just 6-29 on the season. Their third-worst +/- of -10.9 is due to their 17 losses by double digits, 13 of which have been by at least 16 points.
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Tonight’s matchup looks a little different from a week ago as Steph Curry will is now out for a few weeks due to injury. With no Curry, the Warriors will rely more heavily on Jordan Poole, which could work either way for the Thunder. Poole is one of the league’s top turnover artists, but he’s also incredibly crafty, so if he plays an efficient game, it could bite OKC in rear. With Luguentz Dort still out due to a strained hamstring, the Thunder will really need to lock in on defense, something they struggled with early in the first meeting between these two teams.
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Tonight, the Thunder hosts the Golden State Warriors ( for the second time this season already, and this game could end up being as bad as the first one.
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