Best Bet: Gilgeous-Alexander over 32.5 points (-120)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIn my opinion, Gilgeous-Alexander is the MVP to this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He’s averaging 31.3 points on 52.4% shooting while carrying a young roster to a 30-5 record in the loaded Western Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cavaliers provide a tough matchup but they are vulnerable to point guards. They allow the third-most points per game (26.1) to the position, per Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, Gilgeous-Alexander is on a tear, clearing this line in six of the past eight games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During that time, he’s averaging 34.8 points on 57.6% from the field and 46.3% from three. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He’s coming off a 33-point performance over the East’s No. 2 seed, the Boston Celtics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is a tough matchup for the Thunder but a good one for Gilgeous-Alexander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key stat:<\/strong> He cleared this line in both meetings versus the Cavaliers last season, scoring 34 and 43 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\nQuick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Allen over 10.5 rebounds<\/strong> (-125):<\/strong> The Cavs centre has been inconsistent against this line. But this is a good matchup for him and I expect the game to be close.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCleveland leads the NBA with an average scoring margin of +11.8, per Team Rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That has led to many blowouts and the lowest minutes per game (29.0) for Allen since the 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Thunder are just behind with a +11.4 average scoring margin and are 2.5-point underdogs on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These elite teams should produce a tight matchup, helping Allen stay on the court. And as long as that’s the case, the 6-foot-9 centre should be active on the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Allen averages right around this mark with 10.1 rebounds per game and the Thunder allow the seventh-most rebounds to centres (15.9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Picks made at 10:25 a.m. ET 01\/08\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The top-seeded teams from each conference meet Wednesday night in a huge matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers. The pregame narrative: These teams have a combined 61-9 record so there are plenty of stars to choose from in the prop markets. I found value on picks for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jarrett Allen. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":320078,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,62],"tags":[12,624],"class_list":["post-320112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","category-nba","tag-nba-betting","tag-nba-predictions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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