{"id":716061,"date":"2026-04-22T18:42:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/716061\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:42:23","slug":"thunder-vs-suns-prediction-odds-spread-time-2026-nba-playoff-picks-for-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/716061\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder vs. Suns prediction, odds, spread, time: 2026 NBA playoff picks for Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top-seeded <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/teams\/OKC\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> will look to take a 2-0 series lead against the eighth-seeded <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/teams\/PHO\/phoenix-suns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> when they meet in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round matchup on Wednesday in the 2026 NBA playoffs. OKC blew out Phoenix 119-84 in the series opener on Sunday. The Suns (46-39), who have lost three of their last five games, are 20-21 on the road this season. The Thunder (65-18), who have won three of their last five games, are 34-7 on their home court this season. Grayson Allen (hamstring), Jordan Goodwin (calf) and Mark Williams (foot) are all questionable for Phoenix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tipoff from the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City is set for 9:30 p.m. ET. OKC is the 17.5-point favorite in the latest Suns vs. Thunder odds from FanDuel Sportsbook, while the over\/under for total points scored is 216.5. Before making any Thunder vs. Suns picks,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/suns-vs-thunder-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-first-round-game-2-matchup-on-wednesday-april-22\/#ttag=04222026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_SunsThunder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">check out the Suns vs. Thunder predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/\" target=\"_blank\">betting<\/a>\u00a0profit for $100 players on its top-rated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/expert-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\">NBA picks<\/a>\u00a0over the past eight-plus seasons. The model entered the first full week of the 2026 NBA playoffs on a sizzling 24-9 roll (73%) on top-rated NBA spread picks this season. Anyone following its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\">NBA betting<\/a>\u00a0advice at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/sportsbook-promos\/\" target=\"_blank\">sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/best-betting-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\">betting apps<\/a>\u00a0could have seen huge returns.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, the model has simulated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/nba\/game-forecast\/NBA_20260422_PHO@OKC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Suns vs. Thunder<\/a> 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted NBA picks and betting predictions. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/suns-vs-thunder-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-first-round-game-2-matchup-on-wednesday-april-22\/#ttag=04222026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_SunsThunder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">head to SportsLine now to see the model&#8217;s picks<\/a>. Here are several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/odds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA odds<\/a> and NBA betting lines for Suns vs. Thunder:<\/p>\n<p>Suns vs. Thunder                 spread:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thunder -17.5 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/fanduel-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FanDuel<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Suns vs. Thunder                 over\/under:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>216.5 points<\/p>\n<p>Suns vs. Thunder                 money line:<\/p>\n<p>Thunder -1923, Suns +1020<\/p>\n<p>Suns vs. Thunder                 picks:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/suns-vs-thunder-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-first-round-game-2-matchup-on-wednesday-april-22\/#ttag=04222026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_SunsThunder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See picks at SportsLine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Suns vs. Thunder                 streaming:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome\/leagues\/191273?irad=377812&amp;irmp=416484&amp;sharedid=HTW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">Fubo<\/a>\u00a0(Try for free)<\/p>\n<p>Top Suns vs. Thunder predictions<\/p>\n<p>After 10,000 simulations of Suns vs. Thunder, SportsLine&#8217;s model is\u00a0going Under on the total (216.5).\u00a0The Under hit in the last matchup between these two teams, and 58% of the Suns&#8217; games went Under the total this season. When the total is between 213-216, the Under has hit 66% of the time for the Thunder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The SportsLine model is projecting the Suns to have just three players score 15 points or more, led by <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/players\/2152529\/devin-booker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Devin Booker<\/a>&#8216;s 23.1 points. <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/players\/2938033\/shai-gilgeous-alexander\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> is projected to lead the Thunder with 32.6 points scored; four players will score 10 or more points for the Thunder. The teams are projected to combine for 213 total points as the Under hits 57% of the time, making it a great selection for anybody targeting NBA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/parlays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">parlay betting<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/suns-vs-thunder-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-first-round-game-2-matchup-on-wednesday-april-22\/#ttag=04222026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_SunsThunder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See the Suns vs. Thunder spread pick at SportsLine<\/a>, and you can bet the Under in Suns vs. Thunder at FanDuel here:<\/p>\n<p>How to make Suns vs. Thunder picks<\/p>\n<p>After simulating each possession of Suns vs. Thunder 10,000 times, the model also says one side of the spread hits over 60% of the time.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/suns-vs-thunder-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-first-round-game-2-matchup-on-wednesday-april-22\/#ttag=04222026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_SunsThunder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">You can head to SportsLine to see the model&#8217;s NBA picks<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So who wins Suns vs. Thunder, and which side of the spread hits in over 60% of simulations? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/suns-vs-thunder-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-first-round-game-2-matchup-on-wednesday-april-22\/#ttag=04222026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_SunsThunder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to back, all from the model that has returned well over $10,000 on top-rated NBA picks<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder will look to take a 2-0 series lead against the eighth-seeded Phoenix Suns&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":716062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,6,67485,24770,57148,88919,4708,179,472,88989,67140,89277],"class_list":{"0":"post-716061","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-nba","10":"tag-nba-lines","11":"tag-nba-odds","12":"tag-nba-picks-today","13":"tag-nba-playoff-picks","14":"tag-nba-predictions","15":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","16":"tag-phoenix-suns","17":"tag-suns-thunder-odds","18":"tag-suns-thunder-picks","19":"tag-suns-thunder-prediction"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116449833379522026","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716061","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=716061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/716062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=716061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=716061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=716061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}