Free NBA Picks Today: Washington Wizards vs Oklahoma City Thunder 11/16/22

Free NBA Picks Today: Washington Wizards vs Oklahoma City Thunder 11/16/22
Wed 16th November 2022

The Oklahoma City Thunder (6-8, 2-5 Away), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, head to face the Washington Wizards (8-6, 5-3 Home) on Wednesday. Oklahoma City lost to the Boston Celtics 126-122 at TD Garden on Monday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a standout performance in the losing effort with 37 points and eight assists. The Thunder are the 10th seed in the Western Conference. Washington won their fourth in a row on Sunday at Capital One Arena, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 102-92.

Kristaps Porzingis had 25 points to lead the team. The Wizards are fifth in the Eastern Conference.It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. Washington won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 122-118 triumph at Capital One Arena on January 11, their sixth straight head-to-head victory.

Kyle Kuzma led the Wizards with 29 points. Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and eight assists in the losing effort. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.5 points per game, best in the league, to lead the Thunder in scoring this season. Gilgeous-Alexander also has dished 5.8 assists per game, most in the league.

Meanwhile, Josh Giddey is grabbing 7.3 rebounds. Porzingis and Kuzma have powered the Wizards’ offense, averaging 20.5 and 18.4 points per game, respectively. Porzingis leads the NBA in scoring, while Kuzma is first. Porzingis also has posted 8.2 rebounds per game, most in the NBA.

Monte Morris has tallied 5.1 assists per game. The Thunder rank as one of the most explosive offenses in the league, fourth-best with 116.3 points per game. The Wizards have found success in the last 10 games between the teams at Capital One Arena, winning seven. Washington has won three in a row at home this season.

Oklahoma City is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +0.8 (118.9-118.1). Washington has also split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 110.8 points per game on average while scoring only 107.0 (-3.8 margin).

THUNDER HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Aleksej Pokusevski: 24.5 | 17.6 | +6.9
Darius Bazley: 8.5 | 12.3 | -3.8
Points per game:
Aleksej Pokusevski: 14.8 | 9.9 | +4.8
Rebounds per game:
Josh Giddey: 9.4 | 7.3 | +2.1
Darius Bazley: 2.5 | 4.7 | -2.2

WIZARDS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Deni Avdija: 19.4 | 13.1 | +6.3
Assists per game:
Jordan Goodwin: 4.4 | 3.1 | +1.3

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Under 225.5 (-105)

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