San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 2/16/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports OK

Paycom Center is where the Oklahoma City Thunder (18-39) will try to defeat the San Antonio Spurs (22-36) on Wednesday.

The Spurs faced off with the Bulls and ended up losing by a score of 120-109 in their last contest. San Antonio ended the contest having earned a 47.8% field goal percentage (44 of 92) and buried 6 of 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spurs buried 15 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 33 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 28 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about the defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 52.3% from the floor on 46 out of 88 shooting. Chicago distributed 53 assists and had 25 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Chicago collected 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Chicago went 85.7% at the free throw line by converting 18 of 21 shots. They also converted 10 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Spurs ended up finishing with 15 and the Bulls accounted for 15 personal fouls.

Dejounte Murray is one guy who was a major factor for this contest. He totaled 19 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. Murray shot 43.8% from the field and also distributed 11 assists.

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San Antonio enters this contest with a record of 22-36 for the season. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, San Antonio is grabbing 45.1 boards per game and is sitting with 1,624 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 1st in the NBA in terms of passing. The Spurs are hitting 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (647 of 1,821) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 111.8 pts per game (8th in the league) while hitting 46.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Spurs are able to force 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.2 fouls. They currently rank 13th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,383 relinquished on the season. The Spurs defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (2,463 of 5,293) and they concede 46.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 35.4% on 3-pointers while they are 24th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (111.8).

When they last played, the Thunder went home victorious with a score of 127-123 against the Knicks. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Oklahoma City allowed New York to snag 37 in total (19 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 30.0% from 3-point land by hitting 15 of 50 and finished the contest at 18 of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Thunder allowed the Knicks to knock down 45 of their 108 attempts from the field which had them at 41.7% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Thunder finished 48 for 96 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Oklahoma City knocked down 13 out of their 34 tries (38.2%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. The Knicks had 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They also gave up possession 11 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. The Thunder were able to pull down 38 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for the contest.

Tre Mann ended up having an impact for the Thunder for the contest. He knocked down 9 of 16 for this game for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. Mann totaled 30 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist in the matchup.

Oklahoma City has a record of 18-39 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Thunder are hitting on 41.8% from the floor, which is ranked 30th in the league. Oklahoma City has totaled 5,764 points on the campaign (101.1 per contest) and they grab 46.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 21.4 times per game (30th in the league) and they turn it over 13.6 times per game. The Thunder are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per game and they hit 76.3% from the free throw line.

The Oklahoma City defense gives up 34.1% on shots from distance (744 of 2,180) and their opponents are making 75.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 25.0 dimes and 48.9 boards every game, which is ranked 21st and 30th in basketball. The Thunder on defense are ranked 13th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 107.7. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the field (9th in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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