Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV
TV: Prime Video
Odds/Point Spread: San Antonio (+9.5)
The Oklahoma City Thunder (24-1) host the San Antonio Spurs (17-7) at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday in the NBA Cup semifinals. Oklahoma City opens as 9.5-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 225.
The Spurs faced off with the Lakers and took home the win by a score of 132-119 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Spurs ended up with 19 while the Lakers accounted for 23 fouls. They buried 16 of their 37 shots from downtown. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 73.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 23 attempts. On top of that, Los Angeles snagged 43 rebounds (6 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Los Angeles doled out 27 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. When it comes to defending, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 49.4% from the field on 43 out of 87 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for the contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 50 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Spurs converted 29 of 36 tries for a rate of 80.6%. San Antonio walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (43 out of 86) and buried 17 out of their 38 shots from beyond the arc.
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Stephon Castle is a player who was a major factor for this game. Castle went 71.4% from the floor and recorded 6 dimes. He played for 27 minutes played and also totaled 10 rebounds. He was able to score 30 points on 10 out of 14 shooting.
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San Antonio enters this one with a record of 17-7 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 120.1 points per game (6th in the league) while going 48.6% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 36.9% on shots from downtown (326 of 883) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Antonio is grabbing 44.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 622 assists for the season, which is 19th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.6 fouls per game.
When they are on defense, the Spurs are forcing 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.0 fouls. They are 17th in the league in giving up assists with 654 surrendered so far this year. The Spurs defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.2% (1,008 of 2,135) and they surrender 41.1 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 38.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 13th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (115.4).
The last time they took the court, the Thunder went home victorious with a score of 138-89 against the Suns. The Thunder corralled 37 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 43 for the game. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 14 steals for this game. The Suns committed 13 personal fouls for the game which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to make 12 of those for a clip of 92.3%. When discussing shooting from distance, Oklahoma City converted 22 of their 40 tries (55.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Thunder finished 52 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 59.1%. The Thunder allowed the Suns to make 33 of their 84 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.3% in the matchup. They shot 32.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 of 31 and ended up shooting 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Oklahoma City allowed Phoenix to grab 37 in total (7 on the offensive glass).
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was important for the Thunder for this contest. He converted 11 of 15 for the contest for a rate of 73.3%, and had 2 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 28 points in his 27 minutes on the court and accounted for 8 dimes for this contest.
Oklahoma City has a mark of 24-1 on the season. As an offensive team, the Thunder are shooting 50.1% from the field, which is 3rd in basketball. Oklahoma City has scored 3,091 points for the season (123.6 per game) and they collect 44.6 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 26.7 times per contest (12th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.7 times per game. The Thunder are committing 20.8 fouls every game and they connect on 83.2% from the free throw line.
The Oklahoma City defense concedes 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (356 of 968) and opponents are knocking down 76.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 23.9 assists and 43.1 boards every game, ranking them 2nd and 13th in the league. The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the league in points allowed per contest with 106.2. They are forcing their opponents into 17.9 TO’s per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (1st in basketball).
Who will win tonight’s NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn’s Pick: Take Oklahoma City (-9.5)
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