Washington Wizards vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 10/30/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (1-3) are on their way to Paycom Center on Thursday where they will play the Oklahoma City Thunder (5-0).

The Wizards stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and took a loss by a score of 139-134 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Wizards finished with 30 and the 76ers racked up 21 personal fouls. They buried 17 of 42 attempts from distance. Philadelphia finished the game shooting 86.5% from the free throw line by making 32 of their 37 tries. In addition, Philadelphia totaled 51 rebounds (12 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Philadelphia recorded 26 assists and had 7 steals in the game. When discussing defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 45.0% from the floor on 45 out of 100 shooting. They also doled out 33 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Wizards converted 15 of 21 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Washington walked away from the contest having earned a 47.7% FG percentage (51 of 107) and buried 17 out of their 43 3-point attempts.

Alex Sarr is someone who had an impact in the matchup. He ended up finishing with 31 points on 13 out of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and grabbed 11 boards. Sarr went 56.5% from the floor and dished out 5 dimes.

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Washington will play this game with a win-loss mark of 1-3 so far this year. They are averaging 121.0 points per outing (10th in basketball) while going 46.4% from the field. The Wizards are hitting 38.1% on shots from 3-point land (59 of 155) and 71.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Washington is snagging 48.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 108 assists on the campaign, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 15.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 25.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Wizards are forcing 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 fouls. They currently rank 22nd in the NBA in allowing assists with 110 surrendered for the year. The Wizards defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.6% (180 of 378) and they surrender 50.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 38.0% on 3-point shots and they are 29th in the NBA in points per game allowed (129.5).

When they last played, the Thunder took home the win by a final score of 107-101 when they faced the Kings. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Sacramento to snag 50 in all (13 offensive). They finished 34.5% from distance via 10 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 21 at the free throw line (90.5%). The Thunder permitted the Kings to knock down 36 of 85 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.4% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Thunder finished shooting 42 out of 92 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.7%. With respect to 3-point shots, Oklahoma City converted 14 out of 44 attempts (31.8%). They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 90.0%. The Kings earned 16 fouls for this contest which took the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. The Thunder snagged 37 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards for a total of 55 in this matchup.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being a major contributor for the Thunder for the contest. He made 14 out of 26 for this contest giving him a rate of 53.8%, and added 9 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander totaled 31 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 assists in this matchup.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss record of 5-0 on the year. The Thunder are responsible for committing 24.2 personal fouls every game and they go 86.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 22.8 times per game (26th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest. Oklahoma City has totaled 591 pts on the year (118.2 per game) and they pull in 49.4 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Thunder are connecting on 45.6% from the field, which is ranked 20th in basketball.

The Oklahoma City defense gives up 32.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (62 of 189) and their opponents are making 78.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 22.0 assists and 47.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 3rd and 23rd in the league. The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 6th in basketball in points given up per game with 110.8. They are forcing 16.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (3rd in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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