Cavaliers vs. Thunder betting: NBA preview for Feb. 22

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The Cleveland Cavaliers (36-21) are favored (-4.5) to build on a seven-game win streak when they visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (43-14) at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at Paycom Center. The matchup airs on ABC. The matchup’s over/under is set at 226.5.

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Cavaliers vs. Thunder betting lines

  • Cavaliers odds to win: -188
  • Thunder odds to win: +156
  • Spread: Cavaliers (-4.5)
  • Total: 226.5

Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Cleveland has a 13-14 ATS record in road games so far while going 17-10 overall in those contests.
  • Cleveland has a 2-8 record ATS on the road this season when playing as 4.5-point favorites or more.
  • Cavaliers games have hit the over on the set point total 15 times on the road this year.
  • This season on the road Cleveland and its opponents have averaged a total of 234.7 points per contest, 8.2 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

  • The Cavaliers are 9-1 overall and 7-3 against the spread over their last 10 games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Cavaliers games has gone over the set total five times.
  • The Cavaliers’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 230 points scored. That’s 3.5 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In their past 10 games, the Cavaliers have a points-per-game average 3.1 points above their season-long scoring average.

Cavaliers Betting Records

  • The Cavaliers have won 30 of the 45 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (66.7%).
  • Cleveland has a record of 23-10 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -188 or shorter (winning 69.7%).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cavaliers have an implied win probability of 65.3%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.7 (ninth in NBA) 46 (seventh) 44.7 (11th) 43.9 (14th) 28.5 (eighth) 13.7 (12th)

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Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Thunder have gone over a set point total in a home game 14 times this season.
  • The Thunder have a 14-16 ATS record in home games so far while going 23-7 overall in those contests.
  • This season, the Thunder are 14-16 ATS at home when playing as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
  • This season at home, the Thunder and their opponents have averaged a total of 228.2 points per contest, 1.7 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder have a 6-4 record straight-up in their last 10 matchups, while covering the spread five times in those games.
  • Thunder’s last 10 games saw six go over the total.
  • The past 10 Thunder games averaged 5.4 fewer points (221.1) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Across their last 10 games, the Thunder have scored 6.5 fewer points per contest compared to their 119.4 PPG season-long scoring average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • Oklahoma City lost the only game it has played as the underdog this season.
  • The Thunder have played as an underdog of +156 or more once this season and lost that game.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Thunder based on the moneyline is 39.1%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.6 (third in NBA) 43.4 (first) 43.7 (15th) 45.4 (24th) 25.4 (19th) 12 (second)
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