The Cleveland Cavaliers (1-0) take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) at 7:30 PM ET on Friday, October 27, 2023 on BSOH and BSOK.
The Cavaliers take on the Thunder. The Cavaliers are favored by 3.5 points against the Thunder. The game’s point total is set at 226.5.
Cavaliers vs. Thunder Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 7:55 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Cleveland -3.5
- Total: 226.5
- Moneyline: Cleveland -161, Oklahoma City +137
Thunder at Cavaliers odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Thunder (+ 3.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (226.5)
- Prediction:
Thunder 120 – Cavaliers 108
- Cleveland won 73.4% of the games last season in which it was favored on the moneyline (47-17).
- When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -161 or shorter last year, Cleveland finished with a record of 37-11 (77.1%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, Cleveland’s implied win probability is 61.7%.
- Oklahoma City won 22, or 41.5%, of the 53 games it played as underdogs last season.
- Oklahoma City had a record of 17-21, a 44.7% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +137 or more by sportsbooks last season.
- Oklahoma City has a 42.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Last year, the Cavaliers put up 112.3 points per game, just 4.1 fewer points than the 116.4 the Thunder allowed.
- Cleveland had a 16-10-1 record against the spread and a 20-7 record overall last season when scoring more than 116.4 points.
- Oklahoma City put together a 41-24-1 ATS record and a 36-30 overall record last season in games it scored more than 106.9 points.
- Cleveland had an ATS record of 41-24 and a 48-17 record overall last season when its opponents scored fewer than 117.5 points.
- Last season, the Cavaliers were the NBA’s 25th-ranked offense (112.3 PPG), while the Thunder ranked 19th in defensive points per game (116.4) in the league.
- Oklahoma City’s squad was the fifth-ranked scoring team (117.5 PPG) in the NBA a season ago, while Cleveland allowed the fewest points per game (106.9).
- The Cavaliers totaled a total of 441 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 5.4 per game), and the Thunder out-scored opponents by 89 points on the season (1.1 more per game).
Over/Under
- Cleveland had an average implied point total of 112.8 last season, which is 2.2 points lower than its implied total in Friday’s game (115).
- Last season, Cleveland put up more than 115 points in 33 games.
- Oklahoma City’s average implied point total last season (118.1 points) is 6.1 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (112 points).
How to watch Cavaliers vs. Thunder
- Game Day: Friday, October 27, 2023
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSOH and BSOK
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Arena: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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