Thunder vs. Grizzlies Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for December 29

Thunder vs. Grizzlies Game Info

• Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• Venue: Paycom Center -- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Coverage: FDSOK and FDSSE

The Western's best teams, the Oklahoma City Thunder (25-5) and the Memphis Grizzlies (22-10), hit the court at Paycom Center on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET on FDSOK and FDSSE. The Thunder are favored by 6.5 points at home. The point total in the matchup is set at 231.5.

Thunder vs. Grizzlies Odds & Spread

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Thunder vs. Grizzlies Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Thunder win (62.5%)

Thunder vs. Grizzlies Betting Trends

• The Thunder have put together a 19-11-0 record against the spread this season.
• The Grizzlies are 23-8-1 against the spread this season.
• Thunder games have gone over the total 13 times out of 32 chances this season.
• Grizzlies games this season have hit the over on 20 of 32 set point totals (62.5%).
• Oklahoma City has done a better job covering the spread in home games (9-5-0) than it has in road affairs (10-6-0).
• When playing at home, the Thunder exceed the over/under 50% of the time (seven of 14 games). They've hit the over in 37.5% of games on the road (six of 16 contests).
• In 2024-25 against the spread, Memphis has a better winning percentage at home (.722, 13-5-0 record) than on the road (.714, 10-3-1).
• Looking at the over/under, Grizzlies games have finished over 10 of 18 times at home (55.6%), and 10 of 14 on the road (71.4%).

Thunder Leaders

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 30.8 points, 5.6 boards and 6.1 assists. Defensively, he averages 2 steals (second in NBA) and 1.1 blocked shots.
• Jalen Williams is averaging 21.5 points, 5 assists and 5.8 rebounds.
• Luguentz Dort is averaging 9.8 points, 4.6 boards and 1.6 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.2 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
• Cason Wallace's numbers on the season are 6.6 points, 3.5 boards and 2.2 assists per contest, shooting 42.5% from the field.
• Isaiah Hartenstein is averaging 12.6 points, 12.8 boards and 3.7 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.9 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.

Grizzlies Leaders

• Jaren Jackson Jr. averages 21.9 points for the Grizzlies, plus 6 boards and 1.7 assists.
• Santi Aldama's numbers on the season are 13 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3 assists per contest. He is draining 50.8% of his shots from the field and 38.8% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.7 treys.
• Ja Morant averages 21.2 points, 4.4 boards and 7.9 assists. He is making 45.4% of his shots from the field and 32.3% from 3-point range, with 1.6 treys per game.
• The Grizzlies get 10.9 points per game from Scotty Pippen Jr., plus 3.5 rebounds and 5 assists.
• Per game, Desmond Bane gives the Grizzlies 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists, plus 1.2 steals and 0.5 blocks.

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