Who’s Playing
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Current Records: Oklahoma City 1-0, Cleveland 1-0
How To Watch
- When:Â Friday, October 27, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — Cleveland, Ohio
- TV:Â Bally Sports – Ohio
- Online streaming:Â fuboTV (Try totally free. Regional restrictions would possibly follow.)
- Follow:Â CBS Sports App
What to Know
The Oklahoma City Thunder will head out at the street to face off in opposition to the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Both groups come into the sport reinforced through wins of their earlier fits.
The Thunder had to kick off their season at the street on Wednesday, however they confirmed no in poor health results. They loved a comfy 124-104 victory over Chicago. Winning is slightly more uncomplicated when your three-point capturing is an entire 20.1% higher than the opposition, because the Thunder’s was once.
Among the ones main the price was once Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who dropped a double-double on 31 issues and 10 assists.
Meanwhile, the Cavaliers’ sport on Wednesday was once all tied up 63-63 on the part, however thankfully for them it did not keep that manner. In a decent sport that can have long past both manner, they made off with a 114-113 win over Brooklyn.
The Cavaliers’ win was once a real group effort, with many avid gamers handing over forged performances. Perhaps the most efficient amongst them was once Donovan Mitchell, who earned 27 issues in conjunction with 6 assists and four steals. Max Strus was once some other key contributor, shooting7-for-13 from past the arc and losing a double-double on 27 issues and 12 rebounds.
Oklahoma City’s victory bumped their report up to 1-0. As for Cleveland, their victory additionally bumped their report up to an an identical 1-0.
The Thunder are hoping to beat the percentages on Friday, because the professionals assume they are headed for a loss. They completed remaining season with a 47-34-1 report in opposition to the unfold.
The Thunder had been ready to grind out a forged win over the Cavaliers when the groups remaining performed again in January, successful 112-100. The rematch may well be just a little more difficult for the Thunder for the reason that group would possibly not have the home-court benefit this time round. We’ll see if the alternate in venue makes a distinction.
Odds
Cleveland is a 4-point favourite in opposition to Oklahoma City, in accordance to the most recent NBA odds.
The over/underneath is about at 228 issues.
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Series History
Oklahoma City has gained 6 out in their remaining 10 video games in opposition to Cleveland.
- Jan 27, 2023 – Oklahoma City 112 vs. Cleveland 100
- Dec 10, 2022 – Cleveland 110 vs. Oklahoma City 102
- Jan 22, 2022 – Cleveland 94 vs. Oklahoma City 87
- Jan 15, 2022 – Cleveland 107 vs. Oklahoma City 102
- Apr 08, 2021 – Cleveland 129 vs. Oklahoma City 102
- Feb 21, 2021 – Oklahoma City 117 vs. Cleveland 101
- Feb 05, 2020 – Oklahoma City 109 vs. Cleveland 103
- Jan 04, 2020 – Oklahoma City 121 vs. Cleveland 106
- Nov 28, 2018 – Oklahoma City 100 vs. Cleveland 83
- Nov 07, 2018 – Oklahoma City 95 vs. Cleveland 86