Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/2/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: DAZN

The Oklahoma City Thunder (4-2) are en route to Rocket Arena on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (4-2).

The Thunder faced the Rockets and went home with a loss by a final score of 119-98 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Thunder ended up with 20 and the Rockets finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also buried 18 of their 41 attempts from three-point range. Houston ended up shooting 82.6% at the free throw line by making 19 of 23 shots. On top of that, Houston pulled down 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Houston totaled 29 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Concerning the defense, Oklahoma City let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the field on 41 of 90 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 42 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Thunder buried 14 of 15 attempts for a rate of 93.3%. Oklahoma City walked away from the game having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (37 out of 85) and buried 10 of their 32 shots from downtown.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is someone who was a major factor for this game. He was able to score 26 points on 10 of 20 shooting. He played 31 minutes played and collected 4 boards. Gilgeous-Alexander walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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Oklahoma City will enter this game with a record of 4-2 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling down 45.3 boards per contest and has tallied 130 assists this year, which ranks 27th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Thunder are shooting 30.9% on shots from 3-point land (60 of 194) and 87.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 106.5 points per contest (28th in basketball) while connecting on 43.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Thunder are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.5 fouls. They are conceding 35.3% from 3-point land while they are 6th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (107.0). The Thunder defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (230 of 534) and they surrender 44.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 14th in the NBA in allowing assists with 156 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 136-111 when they faced the Bucks. The Cavaliers earned 42 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 56 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Bucks had 13 fouls in this matchup which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 18 shots. They were able to convert 12 of them for a rate of 66.7%. In the matter of shots from distance, Cleveland made 20 out of their 46 tries (43.5%). When the game finished, the Cavaliers went 52 for 100 from the floor which had them sitting at 52.0%. The Cavaliers permitted the Bucks to make 41 of 100 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.0% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 17 of 51 and ended up shooting 12 of 18 from the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland permitted Milwaukee to grab 45 in all (15 on the offensive glass).

Evan Mobley ended up being important for the Cavaliers in the matchup. Mobley earned 27 points in his 25 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 11 out of 16 in this game for a field goal rate of 68.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

Cleveland has a record of 4-2 on the year. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 21.2 fouls every game while shooting 77.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 28.7 times per game (4th in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.0 times per contest. Cleveland has accounted for 726 pts for the year (121.0 per contest) and they pull in 48.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.3% from the field, which ranks them 9th in the league.

The Cleveland defense gives up 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc (82 of 243) and their opponents are making 75.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 28.3 dimes and 45.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 24th and 19th in the NBA. The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 20th in the NBA in points given up per game with 116.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (11th in basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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