Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 11/19/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (6-8) host the Oklahoma City Thunder (11-3) at Frost Bank Center on Tuesday.

The Thunder played the Mavericks and took a loss by a score of 121-119 in their last game. Oklahoma City finished the contest having earned a 49.4% FG percentage (43 of 87) and converted 14 of 42 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Thunder converted 19 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 76.0%. With respect to rebounding, they collected 29 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 29 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. In the matter of defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 47.6% from the field on 40 out of 84 shooting. Dallas distributed 18 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Furthermore, Dallas pulled down 53 rebounds (18 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 30 of their 36 shots. They converted 11 out of their 27 shots from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 25 and the Mavericks recorded 20 fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one player who came through for the game. He had 36 points on 13 of 19 shooting. He played 38 mins and snagged 2 boards. Gilgeous-Alexander finished the game shooting 68.4% from the floor and dished out 8 assists.

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Oklahoma City comes into this one with a mark of 11-3 this year. They average 115.4 points per contest (11th in basketball) while hitting 46.2% from the field. The Thunder are shooting 35.1% on 3-point shots (194 of 553) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma City is grabbing 41.9 boards per game and has accounted for 356 dimes this season, which has them ranked 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.6 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are forcing 19.6 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are 13th in the NBA in allowing assists with 343 relinquished for the season. The Thunder defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.9% (504 of 1,203) and they surrender 50.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 2nd in the league in opponents points per game (103.5).

In their last game, the Spurs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-93 against the Mavericks. The Spurs collected 32 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 45 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Mavericks were called for 18 fouls in this contest which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They were able to knock down 26 of the free throw tries for a rate of 86.7%. When talking about shooting from distance, San Antonio knocked down 11 of their 40 tries (27.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Spurs went 28 out of 88 from the floor which had them sitting at 31.8%. The Spurs allowed the Mavericks to bury 44 out of 94 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.8% in this matchup. They shot 25.8% from distance by shooting 8 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, San Antonio allowed Dallas to get 53 in total (13 offensive).

Zach Collins was important for the Spurs in this game. He knocked down 6 of 13 in this matchup for a rate of 46.2%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Collins tallied 20 points in his 26 minutes on the court, but didn't get an assist.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 6-8 this season. The Spurs have committed 16.4 fouls per game while shooting 82.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 27.3 times per game (9th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.8 times per contest. San Antonio has accumulated 1,526 pts this year (109.0 per contest) and they collect 44.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Spurs are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which is 19th in the league.

The Spurs on defense are ranked 5th in the league in points given up per game with 110.0. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (11th in basketball). The San Antonio defense concedes 35.6% on 3-pointers (180 of 505) and opponents are connecting on 76.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 23.8 assists and 42.7 boards per game, which has them ranked 4th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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