Cavaliers vs. Thunder betting: NBA preview for January 8

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The Eastern-leading Cleveland Cavaliers (31-4) are just 2.5-point favorites when they host the Western-leading Oklahoma City Thunder (30-5) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The matchup tips off at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN, FDSOH, and FDSOK. The matchup has an over/under of 231.5 points.

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Cavaliers Cover -2.5 vs Thunder -112

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Cavaliers vs. Thunder betting lines

  • Cavaliers odds to win: -151
  • Thunder odds to win: +126
  • Spread: Cavaliers (-2.5)
  • Total: 231.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Cleveland is 18-1 in home contests and have covered the spread 13 times at home.
  • Cleveland has gone 12-6 ATS at home this year when playing as 2.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Cavaliers have hit the over in 12 of their 19 home games this season with a set over/under (63.2%).
  • This season at home Cleveland and its opponents have averaged a total of 228.4 points per contest, 3.1 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

  • The Cavaliers are 10-0 overall and 7-3 against the spread over their last 10 contests.
  • The final score of the last 10 Cavaliers games has surpassed the set total seven times.
  • The Cavaliers’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 227.5 points scored. That’s four fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Cavaliers have scored 2.7 more points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Cavaliers Betting Records

  • The Cavaliers have won 90.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (29-3).
  • Cleveland has a record of 28-2 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -151 or shorter (winning 93.3%).
  • The Cavaliers have an implied moneyline win probability of 60.2% in this matchup.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.4 (first in NBA) 45 (fourth) 43.8 (17th) 44.1 (15th) 29.1 (fifth) 12.3 (fourth)

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Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Thunder are 13-3 in road contests and have covered the spread 10 times on the road.
  • The Thunder have an 8-5 record ATS in road games this season when playing as 2.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Thunder have hit the over in six of their 16 road games this year with a set over/under (37.5%).
  • This season on the road the Thunder and their opponents have averaged a total of 222.9 points per contest, 8.6 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder have covered the spread eight times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 10-0 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Thunder games have gone over the set total four times.
  • The past 10 Thunder games averaged 10.5 fewer points (221) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Across their last 10 games, the Thunder have scored 1.2 fewer points per contest compared to their 115.1 PPG season-long scoring average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • Oklahoma City won the only game it has played as the underdog this season.
  • The Thunder have not been a bigger underdog this season than the +126 moneyline set for this game.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Thunder based on the moneyline is 44.2%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.8 (10th in NBA) 42.6 (first) 43.7 (18th) 47.3 (29th) 25.8 (15th) 11.1 (first)
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