The Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers (31-4) host the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder (30-5) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM ET.

The Cavaliers enter their game as a 2.5-point favorite against the Thunder. The game features an over/under of 226.5.

Cavaliers vs. Thunder betting odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:29 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Spread: Cleveland -2.5
  • Total: 226.5
  • Moneyline: Cleveland -148, Oklahoma City +126

Thunder at Cavaliers odds, spread, & more

Prediction

  • Pick ATS: Thunder (+ 2.5)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (226.5)

  • Prediction:
    Cavaliers 113 – Thunder 112

Moneyline

  • The Cavaliers have won 29 of the 32 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (90.6%).
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -148 or shorter, Cleveland has a record of 28-2 (93.3% win percentage).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cavaliers’ implied win probability is 59.7%.
  • The Thunder won the only game they’ve played as the underdog this season.
  • Oklahoma City has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +126.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Thunder based on the moneyline is 44.2%.

Against the spread

  • The 122.5 points per game the Cavaliers average are 19.5 more points than the Thunder allow (103).
  • Cleveland has a 25-9 record against the spread and a 31-3 record overall when putting up more than 103 points.
  • Oklahoma City has put together a 16-5 ATS record and a 17-4 overall record in games it scores more than 110.7 points.
  • Cleveland is 18-7 against the spread and 25-0 overall when it allows fewer than 115.1 points.
  • The Cavaliers are the league’s second-ranked scoring team (122.5 PPG), while the Thunder allow the fewest points per game (103) in NBA action.
  • Oklahoma City’s squad is currently the 11th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (115.1 PPG), while Cleveland’s team is ninth in points allowed per game (110.7).
  • The Cavaliers have totaled a total of 414 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 11.8 per game), and the Thunder have out-scored opponents by 425 points on the season (12.1 more per game).

Over/Under

  • The average implied total for Cleveland this year is 118.5 points, 3.5 more points than its implied total of 115 points in Wednesday’s game.
  • So far this season, Cleveland has scored more than 115 points 27 times.
  • The average implied point total on the year for Oklahoma City (115.6) is 3.6 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (112).

How to watch Cavaliers vs. Thunder

  • Game day: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
  • Game time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: ESPN, FDSOH, and FDSOK
  • Location: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Arena: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
  • Live stream: Watch this game Fubo
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