Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 10/20/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: DAZN

Odds/Point Spread: Oklahoma City (+2.5)

The Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18 last season) are hitting the road to Frost Bank Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the San Antonio Spurs (62-20 last year). San Antonio opens as 2.5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 231.5.

The Thunder faced the Spurs and took a loss by a final of 111-103 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Thunder ended up with 16 and the Spurs totaled 18 fouls. They also made 17 of their 40 shots from three-point range. San Antonio walked away from this one shooting 73.7% from the charity stripe by making 14 of their 19 tries. Additionally, San Antonio snagged 40 rebounds (15 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. San Antonio earned 21 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. Concerning defending, Oklahoma City let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the floor on 40 out of 88 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in this matchup while creating 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected a total of 38 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Thunder made 17 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. Oklahoma City finished the game having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (37 of 83) and made 12 out of their 35 three-point shots.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and dished out 9 dimes. He played 43 mins and also pulled down 4 boards. He accumulated 35 points on 12 of 21 shooting.

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Oklahoma City comes into this game after finishing with a mark of 64-18 last season. They coughed up possession 12.6 times per game and as a basketball team committed 19.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Oklahoma City pulled in 44.1 boards per game and earned 2,113 assists last season, which ranked 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Thunder hit on 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (1,135 of 3,111) and 81.7% from the free throw line. They averaged 119.0 pts per game (5th in the NBA) while hitting 48.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Thunder were able to force 16.7 turnovers every game and they drew 20.4 personal fouls. They conceded 36.9% from beyond the arc and they were 2nd in the NBA in opponents points per game (107.9). The Thunder allowed an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (3,170 of 7,247) and they conceded 45.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They were 5th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,046 conceded last year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 94-90 against the Knicks. With respect to rebounding, San Antonio allowed New York to get 48 in total (13 on the offensive side). They went 32.4% from 3-point land by going 12 out of 37 and ended up shooting 20 out of 28 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Spurs permitted the Knicks to convert 31 of 87 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.6% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Spurs shot 33 out of 86 from the floor which had them shooting 38.4%. In relation to shooting from distance, San Antonio converted 12 of their 37 attempts (32.4%). They were able to bury 12 of them for a rate of 63.2%. The Knicks were called for 21 fouls for the game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Spurs were able to corral 33 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 47 for the game.

Dylan Harper ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs for this game. He knocked down 10 out of 19 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Harper had 25 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accounted for 4 assists in the game.

San Antonio had a record of 62-20 last year. The Spurs committed 18.9 fouls per game and they shot 78.7% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 28.1 times per game (9th in basketball) and they turned it over 13.5 times per contest. San Antonio accumulated 9,826 pts last year (119.8 per game) and they pulled down 47.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Spurs connected on 48.3% from the floor, which ranked 6th in the NBA.

The San Antonio defense surrendered 35.2% on shots from distance (1,066 of 3,028) and opponents connected on 79.0% of their foul shots. They relinquished 26.2 dimes and 42.6 boards per game, which was ranked 12th and 8th in the NBA. The Spurs on the defensive side of the court were 8th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.5. They forced 13.0 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (4th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City (+2.5)

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