The Oklahoma City Thunder (38-17) play the Washington Wizards (9-46) on February 23, 2024 at Paycom Center. The Wizards are underdogs by a 15.5-point margin as they enter the matchup losers of three in a row with a 6-4 record in their last 10 games. The matchup’s over/under is 242.5.
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Spread: Thunder (-15.5) to Cover
- The Thunder are the bet in this game. They’re favored by 5.5 more points in the model than DraftKings (21.0 to 15.5).
- Oklahoma City is 34-20-1 against the spread this season.
- The Thunder have won their only game this season when playing as at least 15.5-point favorites.
- Washington is 26-28-1 against the spread this year.
- The Wizards have been an underdog by 15.5 points or more two times this year, and covered the spread in one of those contests.
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Total: Under 242.5
- The model projects a total 5.9 points lower than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup.
- Oklahoma City and its opponent have broken the 242.5-point mark 22 times this year.
- There have been 24 Washington’s games this year with more than 242.5 points scored.
- Thunder games have gone over the point total 30 out of 55 times this season.
- So far this season, 26 out of the Wizards’ 55 games with an over/under have gone over the point total.
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Moneyline Winner: Thunder (-1350)
- Prediction: Thunder 129, Wizards 108
- Oklahoma City has been the favorite in 39 games this season and won 29 (74.4%) of those contests.
- Washington has come away with nine wins in the 52 contests it has been listed as the underdog this season.
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Chet Holmgren Points Prop: Over 15.5
- Chet Holmgren posts 16.7 points, 7.6 boards and 2.7 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.7 steals and 2.7 blocks (second in NBA).
- Friday’s over/under for Holmgren is 15.5. That’s 1.2 less than his season average.
- This season, Holmgren has scored beyond the points prop number in 28 of 54 games with a set total.
- In 2023-24, the Wizards are 16th in the NBA on offense (114.7 points scored per game) and worst on defense (124.0 points allowed).
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Tyus Jones Rebounds Prop: Over 2.5
- Tyus Jones is averaging 12.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game. He’s draining 50.2% of his shots from the field and 43.1% from beyond the arc, with 1.6 triples per contest.
- He has averaged 2.8 rebounds per game, 0.3 more than his prop bet for Friday’s game (2.5).
- Oddsmakers have listed a rebound total for him 55 times this season, and he has hit the over in 22 of those games.
- The Thunder have been struggling in terms of rebounding this year, ranking third-worst in the NBA in boards per game (41.1) and fifth-worst in rebounds allowed per game (45.1).
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