Thunder vs Kings prediction NBA · Friday, November 7
At a glance
The Sacramento Kings (3-5) host the Oklahoma City Thunder (8-1) on Friday, November 7 at 10:00 PM ET at Golden 1 Center in NBA action. Final score: Thunder 132 – Kings 101. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Thunder a 77% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Kings are 2-1 at home and the Thunder are 4-1 on the road. Since the start of the season: 3-5 for the Kings and 8-1 for the Thunder (current streaks: Kings W1, Thunder L1).
The analysis Model
The Thunder start with a clear edge. The model projects Kings 111 – 120 Thunder, a margin of about 9.1 points in favor of the Thunder and a total around 232 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-0.9 vs +10.5 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Kings need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Thunder's offense (121.2 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Thunder's defense allows clearly fewer points (108.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
OKCSAC
Top performers
Thunder
Isaiah HartensteinC · #5533pts / game
Ajay MitchellG · #2510assistsIsaiah HartensteinC · #5519reboundsKings
Russell WestbrookG · #1824pts / gameRussell WestbrookG · #189assists
Maxime RaynaudC · #4210reboundsRecent form
OKCSAC
SAC
Team comparison
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 8-1 | Record | 3-5 |
| 121.2 | Points scored / game | 116.2 |
| 108.9 | Points allowed / game | 117.3 |
| +10.5 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.9 |
| L1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 8-1 | Last 10 games | 3-5 |
| 4-1 road | Home / road record | 2-1 home |
| 68-14 (+12.9) | Last season | 40-42 (+0.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Thunder
Injury report Kings
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.