Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 1/22/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: NBA TV

The Cleveland Cavaliers (27-19) will try to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder (14-30) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday.

The Thunder took the court against the Spurs and went home with a loss by a final score of 118-96 in their last contest. Oklahoma City wrapped up the contest having earned a 38.8% FG percentage (38 out of 98) and converted 8 out of their 31 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Thunder converted 12 of their 15 shots for a rate of 80.0%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 46 with 14 of them being offensive. They also dished out 20 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to defense, Oklahoma City let their opponent shoot 49.0% from the field on 47 of 96 shooting. San Antonio distributed 50 dimes and had 32 steals for the game. Moreover, San Antonio grabbed 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 2 blocks. San Antonio ended up going 64.3% from the free throw line by burying 9 of 14 shots. They converted 15 out of their 40 tries from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Thunder walked away with 14 while the Spurs recorded 9 personal fouls.

Aaron Wiggins is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He walked away with 19 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and pulled down 8 boards. Wiggins ended up going 72.7% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Oklahoma City comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 14-30 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Oklahoma City is grabbing 45.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 920 assists for the year, which is 29th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Thunder are shooting 31.2% on 3-point shots (509 of 1,634) and 76.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 100.7 pts per contest (30th in the NBA) while shooting 41.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Thunder are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 13th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (107.8). The Thunder defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.5% (1,757 of 3,946) and they concede 48.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 18th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,102 conceded for the campaign.

When they last played, the Cavaliers went home defeated by a final of 117-104 when they faced the Bulls. When it comes to rebounding, Cleveland permitted Chicago to collect 30 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished 45.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 22 and ended up going 13 of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). The Cavaliers permitted the Bulls to convert 47 of their 86 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 54.7% for this game. Overall, the Cavaliers finished the game shooting 40 out of 77 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Cleveland made 9 of 27 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 15 of them for a rate of 68.2%. The Bulls were called for 9 fouls for the matchup which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Cavaliers earned 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this contest.

Lauri Markkanen was important for the Cavaliers for the game. Markkanen scored 28 points in his 33 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 9 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and had 7 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 27-19 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 7th in the league. Cleveland has totaled 4,946 pts this year (107.5 per game) and they pull down 45.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per contest (7th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per contest. The Cavaliers have committed 16.4 fouls per game and they shoot 76.9% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers are ranked 3rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 102.8. They are able to force 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (9th in the NBA). The Cleveland defense surrenders 34.2% on 3-point shots (525 of 1,535) and opponents are knocking down 75.4% of their free throw shots. They concede 23.1 dimes and 43.3 rebounds every game, ranking them 8th and 7th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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