Oklahoma City Thunder vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Washington Wizards

Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Oklahoma City Thunder (30-6) are on their way to Capital One Arena on Sunday where they will meet the Washington Wizards (6-29).

The Thunder faced off with the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 129-122 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 24 while the Cavaliers totaled 20 fouls. They also converted 15 of their 36 attempts from distance. Cleveland finished 74.1% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 27 shots. Additionally, Cleveland snagged 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Cleveland distributed 36 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 52.2% from the floor on 47 out of 90 shooting. They also distributed 35 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 38 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Thunder buried 15 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 88.2%. Oklahoma City finished the contest with a 53.3% field goal percentage (48 out of 90) and buried 11 out of their 31 3-point shots.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who played a role in the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander walked away from this one shooting 48.1% from the field and also totaled 4 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins and also snagged 5 boards. He walked away with 31 points on 13 of 27 shooting.

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Oklahoma City enters this contest with a record of 30-6 on the year. They cough up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Oklahoma City is grabbing 43.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 937 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Thunder are hitting 35.1% on 3-point shots (485 of 1,382) and 81.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 115.3 pts per game (11th in basketball) while hitting 46.9% from the field.

On defense, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 18.7 turnovers every game while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 865 conceded this year. The Thunder defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.9% (1,317 of 3,073) and they concede 47.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 32.9% on shots from downtown while they are 2nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (103.7).

When they last played, the Wizards took a defeat with a final score of 109-103 when they played the 76ers. Concerning rebounding, Washington allowed Philadelphia to collect 36 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They went 34.1% from 3-point land by shooting 15 out of 44 and finished the game at 14 out of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). The Wizards permitted the 76ers to make 40 out of 88 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Wizards shot 42 for 94 from the floor which had them shooting 44.7%. Regarding three-point attempts, Washington converted 13 out of their 30 tries (43.3%). They were able to make 6 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. The 76ers earned 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 9 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while earning 3 steals for the game. The Wizards snagged 33 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 51 for the game.

Jared Butler ended up being a major contributor for the Wizards for this contest. He converted 11 out of 19 in this game for a field goal rate of 57.9%, and totaled 4 rebounds. Butler racked up 26 points in his 20 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for this contest.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 6-29 for the campaign. The Wizards are committing 20.9 fouls every game and they shoot 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.1 times per game (20th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 16.5 times per contest. Washington has accounted for 3,809 pts this year (108.8 per game) and they snag 44.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Wizards are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which is ranked 26th in the league.

The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the league in points given up per game with 121.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (20th in basketball). The Washington defense gives up 36.0% on 3-point shots (508 of 1,413) and opponents are knocking down 78.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 28.5 assists and 48.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 26th and 30th in the NBA.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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