NBA Best Bets: Thunder vs. Wizards Picks for January 12
Published 6:39 pm Saturday, January 11, 2025
The Washington Wizards (6-30) are big, 16.5-point underdogs as they look to break a five-game losing streak when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder (31-6) on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The game airs at 6:00 PM ET on MNMT and FDSOK.
Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Sunday’s game, before you place a wager on this contest?
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Thunder vs. Wizards Game Info
- When: Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
- Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
- TV: MNMT and FDSOK
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Thunder vs. Wizards Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Thunder (- 16.5)
- Against the spread, Oklahoma City is 25-12-0 this season.
- Washington has 14 wins in 36 games against the spread this year.
- The Thunder have covered every time (1-0) as a 16.5-point favorite or greater this season.
- The Wizards have won twice ATS (2-2) as a 16.5-point underdog or greater this season.
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Pick OU:
Under (229.5)
- The Thunder and their opponents have gone over 229.5 combined points in 13 of 37 games this season.
- The Wizards and their opponents have combined to score more than 229.5 points in 20 of 36 games this season.
- The average total in Oklahoma City’s games this season is 223.5, six points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- Washington’s average game total this season has been 231.5, two more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- The Thunder score the 13th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Wizards’ offense racks up the 28th-most.
- This outing features the NBA’s 23rd-ranked (Wizards) and top-ranked (Thunder) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Thunder (-1587)
- The Thunder have entered the game as favorites 34 times this season and won 29, or 85.3%, of those games.
- The Wizards have won in six, or 16.7%, of the 36 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- Oklahoma City has played as a favorite of -1587 or more once this season and won that game.
- Washington has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +900 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 94.1% chance of a victory for the Thunder.
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