Thunder vs. Cavaliers: NBA’s best battle: January 8 odds, predictions, stats, trends and best bets

It’s Wednesday, Jan. 8, and the best teams in the NBA converge on Cleveland tonight as the Oklahoma City Thunder (30-5) roll into town to take on the Cavaliers (31-4).

Each team is on a significant winning streak. OKC has won 10 straight since losing the NBA Cup Finals to the Milwaukee Bucks. Because this title game does not count as a regular season game, however, the official hitting streak is 15 games. They last lost a game on December 1st^St in Houston. Cleveland has won 10 in a row. Their last loss came at the hands of the Miami Heat on December 8^th.

The Thunder are currently 13-3 on the road with an away point differential of +9.4, while the Cavaliers are 9-1 in their last ten home games with an overall point differential of 13.4 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest on how to catch the tip, odds, recent team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and expert staff.

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Game details and how to watch Thunder vs. Cavaliers live today

• Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
• Time: 7:00 pm EST
• Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
• City: Cleveland, OH
• Network/Streaming: ESPN

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Game odds for Thunder vs. cavaliers

Latest odds from Wednesday:

• Odds: Oklahoma City Thunder (+114), Cleveland Cavaliers (-135)
• Extension: Knights -2
• Plus/minus: 226.5 points

That gives the Thunder an implied team point total of 112.78 and the Cavaliers 113.82.

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Expert picks and predictions for Thunder vs. Wednesday Cavaliers

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread, and over/under bets for each game on the NBA schedule based on data points such as recent performance, player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.

After the model has finished running, we put its projections next to the last betting lines so that the game reaches a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Thunder & Cavaliers game:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet recommends betting on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward an ATS play on the Cavaliers by putting the 2 points.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a Game Total play of 226.5.

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Important stats, trends and stats to know ahead of Thunder vs. Cavaliers Wednesday

• The Thunder have won 15 of their last 20 games against teams with winning records
• Each of the Thunder’s last four road games with the Cavaliers has been held under the total
• The Thunder have covered the spread in both of their matchups against Eastern Conference Central Division teams this season
• The Cavaliers have won 4 of their last 5 meetings against teams from the Western Conference Northwest Division

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