Thunder Heavy Road Favorites At Raptors In Thursday NBA Picks

• What: NBA Picks
• Who: Oklahoma City Thunder at Toronto Raptors
• When: Thursday, December 5, 7:30 p.m.

Heating up on their home court, the Toronto Raptors may be well down the Eastern Conference standings, but that doesn't mean that that won't be a handful for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Thursday NBA picks.

Overall, Toronto is riding a two-game win streak. However, at Scotiabank Arena, the Raps are winners of four in a row. Oklahoma City is bringing a one-game win streak to Canada. Overall, the Thunder are winners of five of their last six games. Oddsmakers are going with Oklahoma City as prohibitive 9-point road favorites in the NBA betting picks.

Let's look at the latest betting lines. Odds are subject to change.

	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Oklahoma City Thunder	-9 (-110)	-425	O 226.5 (-110)
Toronto Raptors	+9 (-110)	+345	U 226.5 (-110)

The Thunder are currently the second betting choice in the NBA Championship odds at +450. Among the eight games on the ledger of Thursday's NBA slate, we are looking at this Raptors vs Thunder contest as the best bet among the day's NBA betting picks.

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Thunder vs Raptors Betting Trends

The Thunder are 3-1 straight up in the last four games against the Raptors. However, against the spread, each team has covered twice in that span. At Toronto, Oklahoma City is 7-2 SU and ATS in the last nine visits to the Canadian city. In the last 15 games against Toronto, Oklahoma City is 10-5 SU.

The Thunder are 5-1 SU in their past six games. Oklahoma City is 7-3 SU in the club's past 10 road games. They are 5-0 SU in their last five games facing Eastern Conference opposition. However, the Thunder is 1-5 ATS in the last six meetings with Atlantic Division squads.

The Raptors are 4-1 ATS over their past five games. Toronto is also 8-1 ATS in the club's past nine home games. However, the Raptors are 6-14 SU over their last 20 games. As well, Toronto is 1-12 SU in the last 13 games the team has played against clubs from the Northwest Division.

Five of the last six Toronto vs Oklahoma City games have gone over on the total. The over is holding a slight 8-6-1 advantage on the Thunder's last 15 visits to Toronto. Ten of Toronto's last 14 games have gone under. The over has also hit in each of the last five games played by the Raptors when facing an opponent from the Western Conference.

Oklahoma City is 15-5 SU as a betting favorite. The Thunder are 6-4 ATS as a road team. Toronto is 7-15 SU as an underdog in the betting line. The Raptors are 8-2 ATS as a home team.

Thunder Are Road Warriors

Oklahoma City is a solid 7-3 on the road this season. The Thunder find success by playing with tenacity on defense. In Tuesday's 133-106 win over the Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City was forcing 29 Utah turnovers which were leading directly to 45 Thunder points. They also finished the night with 18 steals.

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Canadian guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the Thunder with 29.8 points per game and 6.5 assists per game. Center Isaiah Hartenstein is pulling down a team-best 12.3 rebounds per game.

Gilgeous-Alexander netted 26 points in the win over Utah. Oklahoma City shot 52% from the floor in that victory.

Raptors Cooking At Home

Toronto is getting it done on home court, but it isn't getting them any love from the online sports betting sites. The Raptors are 8-2 ATS at home this season, but they've yet to be a betting favorite in any game during the 2024-25 NBA campaign.

Offensively, the Raptors were impressive in Tuesday's win over the Pacers. Guard Scottie Barnes scored a career-best 35 points. Guard RJ Barrett added 29 points. With 17 points and 10 rebounds, center Jakob Poeltl recorded his 13th double-double of the season. Toronto shot 54.3 percent from the field.

Barrett is leading the Raptors in scoring with 23.9 points per game. Barnes is dealing a team-leading 7.2 assists per game. And Poetl is cleaning the glass to the tune of 11.8 boards per game.

Oklahoma City vs Toronto NBA Picks

As much as Toronto is playing better at home, the Raptors were turning the ball over 21 times in the win over the Pacers. They also saw a 24-point lead whittled down to two points.

Oklahoma City Thunder To cover as 9-point favorites against Toronto Raptors

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The Thunder will absolutely punish that type of sloppy play with the ball. And as much as giving away nine points on the road might seem like a lot, the fact of the matter is that Oklahoma City is 8-4 ATS this season when a favorite of 7.5 points or more. Take the Thunder to cover as road favorites in the Thursday NBA picks.