Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder odds, tips and betting trends | 2/22/2026
Data Skrive
Feb. 21, 2026, 7:29 p.m. ET
The Cleveland Cavaliers (36-21) will try to build on a seven-game winning stretch when visiting the Oklahoma City Thunder (43-14) on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at Paycom Center. This game is at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.
The Cavaliers are just a 1.5-point favorite when they and the Thunder face off in a game oddsmakers expect to be a close one. The matchup features a point total of 224.5.
Cavaliers vs. Thunder betting odds
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Spread: Cleveland -1.5Total: 224.5Moneyline: Cleveland -132, Oklahoma City +112Watch this game on Fubo!Cavaliers at Thunder odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Thunder (+ 1.5)Pick OU: Over (224.5)Prediction: Thunder 120 – Cavaliers 112MoneylineThe Cavaliers have been favored on the moneyline 45 total times this season. They’ve gone 30-15 in those games.Cleveland has a record of 29-13 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -132 or shorter (winning 69%).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cavaliers’ implied win probability is 56.9%.The Thunder lost the only game they’ve played as the underdog this season.Oklahoma City has played as an underdog of +112 or more once this season and lost that game.The moneyline for this contest implies a 47.2% chance of a victory for the Thunder.Against the spreadThe Cavaliers record 12.2 more points per game (119.8) than the Thunder allow (107.6).When Cleveland totals more than 107.6 points, it is 24-25 against the spread and 35-14 overall.Oklahoma City is 25-11 against the spread and 34-2 overall when it scores more than 115.3 points.Cleveland is 22-16 against the spread and 29-9 overall when it allows fewer than 119.4 points.The Cavaliers are at the second spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (119.8 PPG), while the Thunder allow the fewest points per game (107.6) in the league.Oklahoma City is the NBA’s fifth-ranked offense (119.4 PPG), while Cleveland is the 16th-ranked defense (115.3).The Cavaliers have totaled 257 more points than their opponents this season (4.5 per game on average), and the Thunder have scored 672 more points than their opponents (11.8 per game).Over/UnderThe average implied total for Cleveland this year is 121.4 points, 8.4 more points than its implied total of 113 points in Sunday’s game.So far this season, Cleveland has scored more than 113 points in 41 games.The average implied point total on the season for Oklahoma City (120.1) is 8.1 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (112).How to watch Cavaliers vs. ThunderGame day: Sunday, February 22, 2026Game time: 1 p.m. ETLocation: Oklahoma City, OklahomaArena: Paycom CenterTV channel: ABCLive stream: Watch this game on FuboWatch this game on Fubo!
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