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Happy Sunday, December 29! Today, a highly anticipated showdown is set to take place at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City as the Western Conference powerhouse teams, the Memphis Grizzlies (22-10) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (25-5), face off. The Thunder currently hold the top spot in the West, with the Grizzlies hot on their heels in 2nd place. It's sure to be an exciting game between two of the conference's top teams.

The Grizzlies are currently 8-6 on the road with a point differential of +10, while the Thunder have an 8-2 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Grizzlies at Thunder live today

Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024

Time: 7:00 pm EST

Site: Paycom Center

City: Oklahoma City, OK

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Game odds for Grizzlies at Thunder

The latest odds as of Sunday:

Odds: Grizzlies (+257), Thunder (-326)

Spread:  Thunder -7.5

Over/Under: 228 points

That gives the Grizzlies an implied team point total of 112.95, and the Thunder 116.87.
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Expert picks & predictions for Sunday’s Grizzlies at Thunder game

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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the visitors in this one: Memphis Grizzlies +7.5
“Memphis will be without Ja Morant for this important matchup, but they are still a +4 by my numbers which makes this fair closer to +6 considering how I rate the Thunder.”

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Grizzlies & Thunder game:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Memphis Grizzlies at +7.5.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the UNDER on the Game Total of 228.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Grizzlies at Thunder on Sunday

·       The Thunder have won 5 of their last 7 home games against the Grizzlies
·       Each of the Thunder's last 4 home games against the Grizzlies have stayed UNDER the Total
·       The Grizzlies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog
·       The Total has cashed UNDER in 17 of the Thunder's 30 games this season

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