Betting Results:
Head to Head: Thunder, odds 1.328
Line: Thunder (-7.5), odds 1.904
Total Points: Over (234), odds 1.917

Pre-game Prediction:
Grizzlies, 26.1%
Thunder, 73.9%

A nice profitable game for our tipping team, whilst we missed out on the game tip (we tipped Grizzlies +6.5), we made it 6 from 6 on player prop bet tips. Ultimately we saw a $75.00 return from $60.00 staked.

Thunder rout short-handed Grizzlies 130-106 for their 11th straight victory

By TIM WILLERT AP Basketball Writer The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder won their 11th straight game, beating the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 130-106 on Sunday night in a matchup of Western Conference leaders that turned lopsided before halftime.

Rookie Ajay Mitchell scored 17 points, Aaron Wiggins contributed 16 and Jalen Williams added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder (26-5), who opened a five-game lead over second-place Memphis.

Gilgeous-Alexander made 14 of 19 shots to go along with seven assists, six rebounds and a team-high four blocks. He sat most of the fourth quarter. Oklahoma City blocked nine shots, including three by center Isaiah Hartenstein.

The Thunder led 76-50 at halftime behind 23 points from Gilgeous-Alexander and 12 each from Mitchell and Kenrich Williams, who combined to go 5 for 7 on 3-point shots. Oklahoma City outscored the Grizzlies 42-19 in the second quarter to take control.

Desmond Bane had 22 points and nine rebounds for Memphis (22-11), which played without star Ja Morant (shoulder) and Zach Edey, the team’s No. 9 overall draft pick, who was in concussion protocol. Jay Huff added 17 points but Jaren Jackson Jr., the team’s leading scorer at 21.9 points per game, managed 13 points on 3-of-17 shooting.

Takeaways

Grizzlies: Memphis jumped out to a 9-0 lead but struggled to score after that, making 37 of 97 shots from the field (38.1%) and 14 of 51 from 3-point range (27.5%).

Thunder: Oklahoma City lost the rebound battle 51-46, but outscored the Grizzlies 56-36 in the paint.

Key moment

Memphis pulled within 42-36 on a jumper by Jackson, but Oklahoma City went on a 32-9 run to extend the lead to 74-45 and put the game out of reach before halftime.

Key stat

Oklahoma City converted 21 Memphis turnovers into 33 points.

This is how we previewed this game....

Top 2 teams in the Western Conference face off in OKC, with conference leaders Oklahoma heavily favoured by the bookmakers. We've taken a dive into the best NBA tipping sites to see what they are tipping. Saving you the job!

Dimers - predicting a 118-112 win for OKC, and Grizzlies +6.5 bet on the spread
Clutch Points - tipping Thunder -7 and Under 228.5, both available at odds of around 1.91
Pickswise - tbc
Sportskeeda - Thunder on the moneyline, JJJ over 30.5 PRA, Jalen Williams Under 21.5 Points.
Betting Odds - forecasting a 118-111 win for the Thunder, Grizzlies +6.5, and Under 229.5 points.
Sportsline - 118-107 in OKC's favour is the forecast, with a moderate lean to Thunder -7, and the Under 230.5 market

We largely line up with the hypothesis that Thunder will win the game, but our model says 5 points or under is the likely margin. So our tips is:

Well...we were wrong about that, as OKC handed the Grizzlies a huge 24 point mauling. However, for the third tipped game in succession we landed both Player Pro Bet tips, to give us a profit. This game included what we consider a print, so we went big and it paid off. All told our tips on this match up generated a $74.90 return from $60 staked.

Our Player Prop Bet Tips are further down this page