The Oklahoma City Thunder (18-22, 24-16 ATS, 24-16 O/U) meet with the Miami Heat (21-20, 16-23-2 ATS, 19-22 O/U) in an inter-conference battle on Tuesday night. The Thunder logged a home win against the Mavericks on Sunday night. The Heat was dealt a home defeat against the Nets on Sunday. Miami posted a 110-108 road win in the lone meeting this season.
The Oklahoma City Thunder head out on a four-game road trip beginning in this one. They are seeking a third consecutive win after beating the Wizards 127-110 followed by a dominating 120-109 home win against the Mavericks on Sunday night in a bout that had Oklahoma City favored by 4.5 points. The Thunder are an improving young squad that has won three out of their last four games. They have covered the spread in three of the games in that span.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to shine, amassing at least 30 points in three consecutive games. The 24-year-old point guard is having the best year of his young career, flaunting an average of 30.9 PPG and 5.6 APG. He scored 27 against the Heat last month. Josh GIddey has reached 20 points in five out of his last eight games. The 20-year-old shooting guard has increased his average to 15.3 PPG along with 7.8 RPG. Luguentz Dort is shooting 50% from beyond the arc in four games this month. The 23-year-old point guard is third in team scoring with 14.3 PPG on 41% shooting.
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The Thunder are looking to improve their performance on the road. They have lost five straight road games and have not won on the road since December 5th. Oklahoma City has scored at least 120 points in three out of their last four games and is now averaging 116.5 points on the year, ranking them eighth. They are allowing an average of 116.7 points, pegging them 23rd.
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