Thunder vs. Nets betting: NBA preview for February 26

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The Oklahoma City Thunder (46-11) are heavy, 16.5-point favorites against the Brooklyn Nets (21-36) on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET. The matchup airs on YES and FDSOK. The point total in the matchup is set at 216.

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Thunder Cover -16.5 vs Nets -113

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Thunder vs. Nets betting lines

  • Thunder odds to win: -1408
  • Nets odds to win: +826
  • Spread: Thunder (-16.5)
  • Total: 216
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Oklahoma City has a 15-12 record against the spread on the road and are 20-7 in road contests.
  • Oklahoma City has a 1-0 record ATS on the road this year as 16.5-point favorites or more.
  • Thunder games have hit the over on the set point total 14 times on the road this season.
  • Recent history hints at an edge to Oklahoma City to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 225.0 points per contest.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder are 8-2 overall and 5-4-1 against the spread in their last 10 contests.
  • The Thunder and their opponents have hit the over in six of those 10 games.
  • The Thunder’s last 10 outings have ended with an average of 230.3 points scored. That’s 14.3 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Thunder’s per-game scoring average over their past 10 games is 6.8 points higher than their season-long average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • The Thunder have won 45 of the 55 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (81.8%).
  • Oklahoma City has won all seven games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -1408 or shorter.
  • The Thunder have an implied moneyline win probability of 93.4% in this game.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.5 (11th in NBA) 43.2 (first) 44.7 (13th) 45.6 (24th) 26.5 (14th) 11.2 (first)

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Nets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Nets games have hit the over on the set point total nine times at home this season.
  • The Nets are 9-18 in home contests and have covered the spread 11 times at home.
  • This season at home, the Nets and their opponents have averaged a total of 217.3 points per contest, 1.3 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Nets Recent Trends

  • The Nets have covered the spread seven times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 7-3 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Nets and their opponents have hit the over in one of those games.
  • The past 10 Nets games averaged 2.9 fewer points (213.1) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • During their last 10 games, the Nets have scored 3.3 fewer points per contest compared to their 104.8 PPG season-long scoring average.

Nets Betting Records

  • Brooklyn has won 16, or 33.3%, of the 48 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Nets have played as an underdog of +826 or more once this season and lost that game.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 10.8% chance of a victory for the Nets.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.0 (27th in NBA) 47.7 (27th) 41.0 (29th) 42.8 (sixth) 24.7 (24th) 14.1 (19th)
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