Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/16/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports OK

AT&T Center is the location where the San Antonio Spurs (26-43) will go up against the Oklahoma City Thunder (20-48) on Wednesday.

The Thunder faced off with the Grizzlies and took a loss by a score of 125-118 in their last contest. Oklahoma City finished the game with a 42.3% FG percentage (41 out of 97) and made 13 out of their 41 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Thunder converted 23 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 82.1%. In relation to pulling down boards, they compiled 44 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 25 assists for the game while forcing 5 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 48 out of 102 shooting. Memphis totaled 57 dimes and had 30 steals for the game. On top of that, Memphis pulled down 37 rebounds (20 offensive, 17 defensive) and earned 8 blocked shots. Memphis ended up going 90.0% from the charity stripe by converting 18 of their 20 tries. They made 11 out of their 29 shots from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Thunder finished with 21 while the Grizzlies had 13 fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He notched 31 points on 9 of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and also snagged 6 boards. Gilgeous-Alexander finished shooting 45.0% from the field and earned 7 assists.

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Oklahoma City comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 20-48 for the season. They have an average of 102.8 points per contest (30th in basketball) while shooting 42.4% from the field. The Thunder are shooting 31.5% on shots from distance (802 of 2,545) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oklahoma City is snagging 45.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,487 dimes for the season, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,768 surrendered this year. The Thunder defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.5% (2,800 of 6,150) and they relinquish 48.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 35.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 17th in basketball in PPG allowed (110.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs went home defeated by a final of 119-108 against the Pacers. The Spurs were able to corral 37 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Pacers earned 12 fouls in this game which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.3%. With regard to 3-point shots, San Antonio buried 11 of 34 attempts (32.4%). Overall, the Spurs finished the game shooting 42 out of 102 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.2%. The Spurs allowed the Pacers to convert 45 out of 92 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.9% in this game. They went 38.9% from three-point range by shooting 14 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 15 from the charity stripe (100.0%). In reference to attacking the glass, San Antonio permitted Indiana to grab 38 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Jock Landale was important for the Spurs for this contest. Landale recorded 26 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and added 2 assists in this game. He knocked down 12 out of 15 for this game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

San Antonio has a record of 26-43 on the year. The Spurs commit 18.3 fouls per game and they shoot 74.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.0 times per contest (1st in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. San Antonio has scored 7,788 points so far this year (112.9 per contest) and they pull in 45.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Spurs are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which ranks them 8th in the league.

The San Antonio defense allows 35.8% on 3-point shots (815 of 2,274) and their opposition makes 76.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 23.9 dimes and 46.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 10th and 25th in the NBA. The Spurs are ranked 25th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 113.5. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (24th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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