Free NBA Picks Today: Toronto Raptors vs Oklahoma City Thunder 3/16/23

Free NBA Picks Today: Toronto Raptors vs Oklahoma City Thunder 3/16/23
Thu 16th March 2023

The Oklahoma City Thunder (34-35, 13-20 Away), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, head to face the Toronto Raptors (33-36, 21-13 Home) on Thursday. Oklahoma City beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-107 at Paycom Center on Tuesday, their third win in a row. With 35 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the scoring leader.

Jalen Williams was another standout performer with 23 points and 10 rebounds. The Thunder are the 10th seed in the Western Conference. Toronto won their fifth in a row at home on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena, beating the Denver Nuggets 125-110. Fred VanVleet had 36 points and seven assists to lead the team. The Raptors are ninth in the Eastern Conference.

The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Oklahoma City will be looking for a season sweep against Toronto after coming out on top in the only previous meeting 132-113 at Paycom Center in November 2022.

Eugene Omoruyi led the Thunder with 22 points, while Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points. Chris Boucher had 20 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. The Thunder have been led this season by Gilgeous-Alexander, who is averaging 31.3 points per game, fifth-highest in the NBA.

Meanwhile, Josh Giddey is contributing 7.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. Pascal Siakam’s 24.2 points per game have powered the Raptors on offense. Siakam also has posted 7.6 rebounds per game. VanVleet has tallied 7.0 assists per game.

With 117.9 points per game, the Thunder are one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NBA (3rd). The Thunder have found plenty of success in recent visits to Scotiabank Arena, winning eight of the last 10.

Oklahoma City is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +3.4 (117.9-114.5). Toronto has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 110.3 points per game on average while scoring only 108.1 (-2.2 margin).

THUNDER HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jalen Williams: 32.3 | 21.1 | +11.2
Kenrich Williams: 0.0 | 14.6 | -14.6
Points per game:
Jalen Williams: 20.3 | 13.6 | +6.7
Rebounds per game:
Kenrich Williams: 0.0 | 4.8 | -4.8
Assists per game:
Josh Giddey: 8.2 | 6.2 | +2.0
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 4.0 | 5.6 | -1.6

RAPTORS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Pascal Siakam: 25.4 | 37.6 | -12.2
Points per game:
Pascal Siakam: 15.6 | 24.2 | -8.6
Rebounds per game:
Pascal Siakam: 5.2 | 7.6 | -2.4
Assists per game:
Fred VanVleet: 9.8 | 7.0 | +2.8

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Toronto Raptors -6.5 (-110)

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