{"id":516485,"date":"2026-01-04T17:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/516485\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T17:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:41:15","slug":"prediction-and-betting-odds-for-thunder-vs-suns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/516485\/","title":{"rendered":"Prediction and betting odds for Thunder vs. Suns"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>\u00a0play the Phoenix Suns<\/a>\u00a0on Sunday, and if you\u2019re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you\u2019re in luck! We\u2019ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over\/under number, as well as the information you\u2019ll need to make the smartest bet.<\/p>\n

This will be the third matchup of the season between the two squads. OKC won the first two, with its latest victory<\/a> in dominant fashion on Dec. 10.<\/p>\n

The Thunder (30-5) have won four in a row. They destroyed the Golden State Warriors in a 131-94 win<\/a> on Friday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points and seven assists in three quarters. Chet Holmgren had 15 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Suns (20-14) enjoyed a 129-102 win over the Sacramento Kings<\/a> on Friday. Devin Booker led the way with an efficient 33 points and five assists.<\/p>\n

The lines, courtesy of BetMGMPoint spread: Thunder -8.5Money line: Thunder -350 \/ Suns +280Over-under: 228.5Thunder vs. Suns injury updates<\/p>\n

Thunder:\u00a0Isaiah Hartenstein (soleus strain) is out. Cason Wallace (knee soreness) is questionable. Isaiah Joe (knee soreness) is questionable. Jaylin Williams (heel bursitis) is out. Ousmane Dieng (calf strain) is out. Nikola Topic (testicular surgery) is out. Thomas Sorber (torn ACL) is out.<\/p>\n

Suns:\u00a0Jalen Green (hamstring strain) is out. Grayson Allen (knee injury management) is questionable. Jordan Goodwin (jaw sprain; mask) is available.<\/p>\n

Probable starting lineups<\/p>\n

Oklahoma City Thunder<\/p>\n

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderCason WallaceLu DortJalen WilliamsChet Holmgren<\/p>\n

Phoenix Suns<\/p>\n

Devin BookerCollin GillespieDillon BrooksRoyce O’NealeMark WilliamsAdvice and prediction<\/p>\n

This should be an exciting matchup. The Suns haven’t forgotten about what happened in the NBA Cup last month. They’ve been one of the better success stories this season. Expect them to go all out in this matchup. The Thunder haven’t played a close game in a while, but this could prove to be a test. That said, Gilgeous-Alexander should be able to carry OKC to the finish line. Eventually, the talent discrepancy will show itself down the stretch. Phoenix will put up a good fight, and that’s all you can really hope for.<\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Thunder 113, Suns 107<\/p>\n

Get more betting analysis and predictions at\u00a0Sportsbook Wire.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The\u00a0Oklahoma City Thunder\u00a0play the Phoenix Suns\u00a0on Sunday, and if you\u2019re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you\u2019re…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":516486,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3783],"tags":[273,7,212,4346,311,8366,4674,2292,26418,274,267,717,623,13266,916,948,947,949,1624,832,861,1777,3659,397,4056,266,6,12902,62,67,913,3110,310,475,179,3966,3965,26417,6609,61,81,2065,472,986,477,276,622,209,425,429,716,275,286,66,215,285,83,277,604,312,713,8883,73,272],"class_list":["post-516485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oklahoma-city-thunder","tag-and","tag-basketball","tag-betting","tag-booker","tag-city","tag-cup","tag-devin","tag-devin-booker","tag-dieng","tag-disclaimer","tag-exclude","tag-exclude-sports-betting","tag-gilgeous-alexander","tag-goodwin","tag-green","tag-hartenstein","tag-isaiah","tag-isaiah-hartenstein","tag-isaiah-joe","tag-jalen","tag-jalen-green","tag-joe","tag-jordan","tag-jordan-goodwin","tag-kings","tag-listicle","tag-nba","tag-nba-cup","tag-neutral","tag-news","tag-nikola","tag-nikola-topic","tag-oklahoma","tag-oklahoma-city","tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","tag-oklahomacity","tag-oklahomacitythunder","tag-ousmane","tag-ousmane-dieng","tag-overall","tag-overall-neutral","tag-phoenix","tag-phoenix-suns","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-kings","tag-scores","tag-shai","tag-shai-gilgeous-alexander","tag-smg","tag-smg-listicle","tag-smg-timely","tag-sport","tag-sport-scores-u0026-statistics","tag-sports","tag-sports-betting","tag-sports-betting-widget-and-disclaimer","tag-sports-news","tag-statistics","tag-suns","tag-thunder","tag-timely","tag-topic","tag-u0026","tag-widget"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/516486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}