San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

The Oklahoma City Thunder will go up against the San Antonio Spurs at Paycom Center on Wednesday.

The Spurs faced the Lakers and took a loss by a score of 143-138 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Spurs finished with 32 while the Lakers accounted for 20 personal fouls. They also made 17 of 33 attempts from three-point range. Los Angeles finished the game shooting 86.5% at the charity stripe by converting 32 of 37 shots. On top of that, Los Angeles snagged 39 boards (3 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Los Angeles earned 25 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Regarding defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 58.0% from the field on 47 of 81 shooting. They also dished out 33 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned a total of 47 with 17 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Spurs buried 14 of their 20 tries for a rate of 70.0%. San Antonio ended having earned a 50.5% field goal percentage (53 out of 105) and knocked down 18 of their 37 3-point attempts.

Tre Jones is a player who came through for the contest. He finished with 23 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and pulled down 8 rebounds. Jones walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the field and also earned 13 assists.

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San Antonio comes into this one with a mark of 6-15 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 110.6 pts per game (20th in the NBA) while going 46.2% from the floor. The Spurs are connecting on 35.1% on three-point attempts (252 of 718) and 71.9% from the free throw line. As a team, San Antonio is collecting 42.3 boards per game and has accounted for 595 assists this season, which ranks 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.7 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.6 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Spurs are forcing 15.9 turnovers every game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They give up 40.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 30th in basketball in points per game allowed (121.0). The Spurs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 51.1% (953 of 1,865) and they relinquish 43.7 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 30th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 591 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Thunder went home defeated by a final of 105-101 when they played the Pelicans. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Oklahoma City permitted New Orleans to pull down 49 in total (14 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 28.1% from three-point range by hitting 9 out of 32 and ended up going 18 of 20 at the free throw line (90.0%). The Thunder allowed the Pelicans to bury 39 out of their 87 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.8% in the game. When the game finished, the Thunder finished 34 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.0%. In reference to 3-pointers, Oklahoma City converted 12 of 38 tries (31.6%). They were able to make 21 of those for a percentage of 91.3%. The Pelicans had 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Thunder to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They turned it over 19 times, while recording 11 steals for the game. The Thunder were able to snag 29 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in this contest.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pitched in for the Thunder in the game. Gilgeous-Alexander totaled 31 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists in the matchup. He buried 7 out of 21 in this game for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 8-13 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Thunder are shooting 46.0% from the field, which is ranked 22nd in the league. Oklahoma City has tallied 2,433 pts on the campaign (115.9 per contest) and they pull down 44.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 24.4 times per game (17th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per game. The Thunder have committed 22.1 fouls per contest while shooting 78.9% from the charity stripe.

The Thunder defensively are ranked 29th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.7. They are able to force 17.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (16th in basketball). The Oklahoma City defense surrenders 36.2% from downtown (264 of 729) and opponents are converting on 79.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 24.5 assists and 49.0 boards per game, which is 12th and 30th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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