Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers 1/22/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Cleveland Cavaliers are hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at 19:30 ET in this battle between two teams from opposing conferences coming off defeats in their previous games.

The Cavs saw their previous five-game winning streak getting snapped, while the Thunder have won only once in their last nine games and both teams are looking to bounce back today.

The Cavaliers have a 27-19 record this season and are sitting on the 6th place of the East. They are 29-15-2 against the spread and 18-28 in over/under. They are coming off a road defeat against the Chicago Bulls with a 104-117 score, not beating the odds, even though they shot with 52% from the field.

Lauri Markkanen led the team in scoring with 28 points with 5 triples and 7 rebounds, while Darius Garland added 20 points, 5 rebounds and a team-high 12 assists.

Garland leads the team both in scoring with 19.8 ppg and in assists made with 8 per game. Jarett Allen adds 16.3 ppg a team-high 10.9 rebounds per game.

The Cavs average 107.5 ppg offensively and have the third-best defense in the NBA, allowing 102.8 ppg. They have a 46.7% field goal percentage and a 35% 3-point percentage.

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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers Predictions 1/22/2022

The Thunder have a 14-30 record so far this season and are sitting on the second to last place of the West. They are 28-15-1 against the spread and 18-26 in over/under.

In their last game they got defeated on the road by the San Antonio Spurs with a 96-118 score, not beating the odds. They shot way worse than their opponents from the field (39% to 49%) and were led in scoring by Aaron Wiggins with 19 points and 8 boards. Luguentz Dort added 15 points.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the team in scoring with 22.5 ppg, adding 4.7 boards and 5.4 dimes per game. Dort follows with 16.6 ppg and 4 boards per game.

Oklahoma City is last in the NBA offensively, scoring 100.7 ppg while allowing 107.8 ppg defensively. They have the worse percentages both in field goals with 41.7% and in 3-pointers with 31.2%.

In their previous meeting earlier this season, the Cavs won on the road with a 102-107 score. The Thunder are 6-3-1 against the spread in their previous 10 meetings.

The Cavs have a 12-9 home record this season, while the Thunder are 6-16 on the road. The Cavaliers are the absolute favorite and expect them to beat the odds against an inferior Thunder team today.

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