Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Cleveland Cavaliers odds, tips and betting trends

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Cleveland Cavaliers odds, tips and betting trends | 1/19/2026

A pair of the league’s best scorers — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (second, 31.8 points per game) and Donovan Mitchell (seventh, 29.2) — match up when the Oklahoma City Thunder (35-8) visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (24-19) on Monday, January 19, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock and FDSOK.

The Thunder are a 6.5-point favorite against the Cavaliers when the Thunder and the Cavaliers meet. The game features an over/under of 234.5.

Thunder vs. Cavaliers betting odds

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Spread: Oklahoma City -6.5Total: 234.5Moneyline: Oklahoma City -245, Cleveland +203Watch this game on Fubo!Thunder at Cavaliers odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Cavaliers (+ 6.5)Pick OU: Under (234.5)Prediction: Thunder 119 – Cavaliers 114MoneylineThe Thunder have won 35 of the 43 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (81.4%).Oklahoma City has gone 33-6 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -245 or shorter (winning 84.6%).The Thunder have a 71.0% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.The Cavaliers have been underdogs in nine games this season and won four (44.4%) of those contests.Cleveland has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +203.The implied probability of a win by the Cavaliers based on the moneyline is 33.0%.Against the spreadThe Thunder record 121.1 points per game, just 3.7 more points than the 117.4 the Cavaliers give up.Oklahoma City has an 18-10 record against the spread and a 26-2 record overall when scoring more than 117.4 points.Cleveland has put together a 16-20 ATS record and a 23-13 overall record in games it scores more than 108 points.Oklahoma City has an ATS record of 21-14 and a 31-4 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 120 points.The Thunder are at the second spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (121.1 PPG), while the Cavaliers allow the 21st-fewest points per game (117.4) in the league.Cleveland’s squad is currently the third-ranked scoring team in the NBA (120 PPG), while Oklahoma City’s team is best in points allowed per game (108).The Thunder have out-scored their opponents by a total of 560 points this season (13.1 points per game on average), and the Cavaliers have put up 112 more points than their opponents on the year (2.6 per game).Over/UnderOklahoma City’s average implied point total this season is 0.2 more points than its implied total in Monday’s game (121.2 implied points on average compared to 121 implied points in this game).So far this season, Oklahoma City has scored more than 121 points 24 times.Cleveland’s average implied point total on the year (122.3 points) is 8.3 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (114 points).How to watch Thunder vs. CavaliersWatch this game on Fubo!

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