Oklahoma City Thunder vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/13/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Oklahoma City Thunder (13-27) are on their way to Barclays Center on Thursday where they will play the Brooklyn Nets (25-14).

The Thunder played the Wizards and went home with a loss by a final score of 122-118 in their last contest. Oklahoma City wrapped up the game having earned a 48.0% FG percentage (47 out of 98) and made 11 of 39 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Thunder made 13 of their 15 shots for a rate of 86.7%. In terms of rebounding, they collected 41 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 23 dimes for the game in addition to creating 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about defending, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 54.0% from the floor on 47 of 87 shooting. Washington doled out 42 assists and had 29 steals in this game. Moreover, Washington grabbed 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 1 block. Washington finished shooting 73.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 23 shots. They converted 11 of 33 tries from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 20 while the Wizards had 8 fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one player who was a major contributor for this game. Gilgeous-Alexander walked away from this one shooting 59.1% from the field and also earned 8 dimes. He was on the court for 35 mins played and collected 3 boards. He was able to score 32 points on 13 out of 22 shooting.

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Oklahoma City enters this game with a record of 13-27 this year. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Oklahoma City is grabbing 46.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 831 assists this season, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Thunder are hitting 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc (460 of 1,496) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 100.0 points per contest (30th in the league) while hitting 41.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 19th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 998 conceded so far this year. The Thunder are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.6% (1,594 of 3,577) and they relinquish 48.6 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 35.6% on three-point shots and they rank 14th in basketball in opponents points per game (107.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nets took a loss by a score of 114-108 when they faced the Trail Blazers. When it comes to rebounding, Brooklyn allowed Portland to snag 36 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 39.5% from three-point range by going 15 out of 38 and ended up shooting 19 of 26 from the charity stripe (73.1%). The Nets permitted the Trail Blazers to make 40 of their 86 tries from the floor which had them at 46.5% for the contest. Overall, the Nets walked away from this one shooting 42 for 91 from the field which had them shooting 46.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Brooklyn made 12 out of their 32 attempts (37.5%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. The Trail Blazers earned 13 personal fouls for this game which got the Nets to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Nets were able to snag 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this contest.

Kevin Durant ended up being a factor for the Nets in this game. Durant tallied 28 points in his 42 mins on the hardwood and tallied 5 assists for the contest. He buried 9 of 19 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and had 10 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 25-14 on the season. As an offense, the Nets are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which has them ranked 4th in the league. Brooklyn has scored 4,326 pts for the season (110.9 per game) and they pull in 45.6 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.6 times per game (6th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per contest. The Nets commit 19.7 fouls every game and they hit 82.0% from the charity stripe.

The Nets are ranked 18th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 108.6. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (2nd in basketball). The Brooklyn defense surrenders 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (463 of 1,442) and opponents are making 78.7% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 22.6 assists and 45.4 total boards per game, which ranks them 4th and 17th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Brooklyn and under the total points

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