Thunder vs Raptors Game Breakdown

Get ready to electrify your screens as the high-flying Oklahoma City Thunder roll into the chilly confines of Scotiabank Arena, looking to strike down the Toronto Raptors in a first-round NBA Playoff clash that promises more fireworks than the first batch of blowouts! With the Thunder booming through the season with a stellar 16-5 record and the Raptors clawing their way through, tonight’s 08:30 PM EST showdown is set to shuffle the playoff deck. As the odds stack up and the points line teeters at a tantalizing 226, both teams come off triumphant triumphs, setting the stage for a showdown that’s anything but predictable. Will the Thunder continue to rumble or will the Raptors take flight in an upset that could send shockwaves across the standings? Get ready as Toronto tries to weather the storm, while Oklahoma City aims to thunder through the north!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 05, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Vegas Odds

	OKL ML	TOR ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-440	+330	226.5	-9.0/9.0
Recent	-280	+230	226.0	-9.5/9.5
Difference	+160	-100	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

28W-21L

73.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

19W-30L

26.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
03/22/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	35	26	34	00	123	Push
03/22/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	35	21	22	25	00	103	Push
02/04/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	33	30	24	23	89	127	Over
02/04/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	23	24	34	29	817	135	Over
03/16/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	31	28	24	00	111	Over
03/16/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	29	35	29	35	00	128	Over
11/11/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	24	32	29	28	00	113	Over
11/11/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	29	41	36	26	00	132	Over
02/09/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	34	25	28	30	00	117	Under
02/09/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	22	29	21	26	00	98	Under
12/08/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	26	28	33	23	00	110	Under
12/08/21	Toronto Raptors TOR	36	28	12	33	00	109	Under

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Raptors Vs Over/Under

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/03	@ UTA	133-106W	34	32	8	102
12/01	vs HOU	116-119L	46	30	7	94
11/29	vs LAL	101-93W	47	20	9	93
11/25	vs SAC	130-109W	44	28	15	86
11/20	@ POR	109-99W	46	24	13	91
11/19	vs SAS	104-110L	47	24	13	100
11/17	@ DAL	119-121L	29	29	6	87
11/15	@ PHX	99-83W	53	21	10	91
11/13	@ NOP	106-88W	31	20	5	88
11/11	@ LAC	134-128W	29	31	11	91

Raptors Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/03	@ IND	122-111W	42	28	21	81
12/01	@ MIA	119-116W	47	30	14	88
11/29	vs MIA	111-121L	46	34	18	80
11/25	vs DET	100-102L	50	26	9	104
11/24	vs CLE	108-122L	55	22	14	92
11/21	@ MIN	110-105W	43	22	17	72
11/18	@ IND	130-119W	46	27	23	82
11/16	vs BOS	123-126L	46	35	9	98
11/15	@ DET	95-99L	54	21	14	98
11/12	vs MIL	85-99L	54	20	21	86

Starting Lineups

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort SF	22.0	18.2	23.2	100%	23.5
S. Gilgeous-Alexander PG	53.0	54.5	51.7	100%	52.0
Isaiah Hartenstein C	39.0	38.3	29.8	100%	28.7
Cason Wallace SG	20.0	18.9	15.3	37%	21.6
Jalen Williams PF	45.0	44.7	41.5	100%	41.9

Toronto Raptors	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Ochai Agbaji SG	22.0	18.6	20.9	90%	21.2
Scottie Barnes PG	45.0	54.0	44.2	100%	42.9
RJ Barrett PF	41.0	40.4	40.1	100%	40.5
Gradey Dick SF	24.0	22.1	22.5	93%	23.2
Jakob Poeltl C	42.0	38.4	36.6	100%	37.0

Thunder Notable Injuries

Alex Caruso GTD (SG/SF): Avg: 9.3pts, 3.7reb, 3.3ast, 27.3 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 3.2
Ousmane Dieng (C): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.8reb, 0.9ast, 10.5 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 1.4
Branden Carlson (C): Avg: 1.3pts, 2.0reb, 0.0ast, 3.5 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 0.9
Adam Flagler (PG): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.4reb, 0.3ast, 4.0 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 0.5

Raptors Notable Injuries

Garrett Temple (SG): Avg: 2.6pts, 1.4reb, 0.8ast, 9.0 minutes. Last game: 11/24/24. Impact: 1.2

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jakob Poeltl	TOR	Pts	14.5	16.2	+1.7	60%	70%	60%	60%	OKL	-0.6	#12
Luguentz Dort	OKL	Pts	9.5	10.7	+1.2	20%	50%	53%	53%	TOR	+0.9	#21
Isaiah Hartenstein	OKL	Reb	11.5	12.1	+0.6	60%	40%	33%	33%	TOR	+0.8	#27

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Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#17	#27	#13	-2.1%
PF	#11	#24	#5	#12	-1.9%
PG	#2	#24	#6	#2	-13.3%
SF	#26	#28	#17	#25	5.7%
SG	#5	#24	#19	#10	-3.4%

Raptors Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#28	#30	#25	#30	13.4%
PF	#29	#27	#30	#30	11.4%
PG	#20	#1	#7	#8	-4.9%
SF	#10	#18	#30	#20	2.5%
SG	#21	#1	#12	#21	1.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

116.4

109.0

Rebounds per Game

42.6

42.8

Assists per Game

26.7

26.8

Steals per Game

10.7

7.8

Blocks per Game

6.2

4.6

Shots per Game

91.4

88.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.4

10.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.0

53.7

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.6

32.6

Turnovers per Game

11.6

15.6

Fouls per Game

19.5

21.2

Recent Trends

Ochai Agbaji (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 37.1% to 35.4, 25.8 min average previous 3 games.
Jamison Battle (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.6% to 14.6, 11.1 min average previous 3 games.
Chris Boucher (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.1% to 14.3, 20.7 min average previous 3 games.
Immanuel Quickley (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.7% to 22.5, 33.5 min average previous 3 games.