Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction: will the Cavaliers win the second game?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on January 17. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Oklahoma

By the first game against Cleveland, which was held in Ohio on January 9, the Thunder approached the game with 15 consecutive regular season victories, which broke the club record. It was not possible to improve on that result yet. In a very effective duel, the team lost - 122:129.

After this meeting, Oklahoma managed to hold three matches. Within the framework of the away tour the Thunder alternately confidently coped with New York (126:101), Washington (136:95) and Philadelphia (118:102).

In total, Okla has 33 wins and only 6 defeats in the current championship. The Thunder are in first place in the Western Conference with a gap of 6.5 wins from the nearest pursuer, which is Houston. Also note that Oklahoma is second in the rating of defense, conceding only 103.4 points on average per game.

Cleveland

The Cavaliers, having beaten Oklahoma in the first game of the season series, extended their winning streak. After that meeting, the team still beat Toronto at home (132:126), thus clinching their 12th consecutive game. Cleveland stopped there, because then at home they lost 93:108 to Indiana.

However, the Cavaliers have already managed to take revenge on the Pacers. The day before yesterday, the team from Ohio confidently beat Indiana on the road - 127:117. Cleveland is now 34-5 overall. The Cavs are first in the Eastern Conference and ahead of the second-ranked ‘Boston’ by 6.0 wins.

H2H Meetings

Cleveland took the first head-to-head meeting from Oklahoma this season - 129:122 on the home court.

Last season, the Tanders beat the Cavaliers twice - 108:105 away, 128:120 at home.

Expert Betting Tips

The first meeting of the rivals turned out to be very productive. Cleveland, one of the best attacks this season, managed to impose Oklahoma, one of the best defenses, his basketball. We expect something similar this time. Let's bet on the Cavaliers. An additional factor in favor of the visitors is that the Thunder have just returned from a long road trip.

Total Over 232.5 for 1.91 

Total Over 232.5 for 1.84

Handicap 2 (+2.5) for 2.25