It’s Monday, December 23, and the Washington Wizards (4-22) and Oklahoma City Thunder (22-5) are all set to square off from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
The Wizards are currently 1-11 on the road with a point differential of -15, while the Thunder have a 8-2 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Wizards vs. Thunder live today
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Game odds for Wizards vs. Thunder
The latest odds as of Monday:
That gives the Wizards an implied team point total of 110.79, and the Thunder 120.15.
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Expert picks & predictions for Monday’s Wizards vs. Thunder game
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Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) loves OKC’s defense: Alexandre Sarr Under 13.5 Points + Assists (-120)
“Sarr is on a nice scoring stretch of 10 or more points in six straight and nine of the past 10, but that will likely come to an end versus Oklahoma City. The Thunder have the second-ranked defensive net rating in December and will challenge Sarr from three (31.2% allowed in Dec.) after he’s made 42.9% of his triples this month. Sarr averages 4.0 potential assists per game in December, so he’s not much of a threat to set up his teammates either. I like his Under 13.5 P+A and his Under 20.5 PRA as a pivot.”
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Wizards & Thunder game:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
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Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Washington Wizards at -18.
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Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 223.00.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Wizards vs. Thunder on Monday
· The Thunder have won their last 11 games against teams with worse records
· 4 of the Wizards’ last 5 road games against the Thunder have gone OVER the Total
· The Thunder have covered in 4 of their last 5 games
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