The defending champs were the final team to discover their first-round opponent, but that comes with the territory when you finish the NBA regular season with the overall best record! Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and company will be looking to start their repeat journey tomorrow, so we’ve got our best Suns vs. Thunder predictions for today.

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🤔 Suns vs. Thunder Predictions for NBA Playoffs First Round, 4/19

This was the final first-round matchup set because Devin Booker and the rest of Phoenix needed Friday night’s Play-In Tournament win over Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors to get to this point. Despite being the #7 seed, they failed to come through for NBA expert picks back on Wednesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers.

That would have set them up with Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, but alas, we’re making Suns vs. Thunder predictions instead. Of course, they met in the regular season, and even more than usual! There were five meetings in total thanks to playing in the first round of the NBA Cup.

Well, that one wasn’t much of a game - OKC won it 138-89. Blowout wins have been the name of the game for SGA & co. the past two seasons, hence why they’re massive favorites according to the latest Suns vs. Thunder odds for today. After all, they’ve had the NBA’s best point differential each of the past two seasons, and by a large margin.

Overall, they went 3-2 against Phoenix this season, but it was Devin Booker & co. that went 3-2 against the spread. Neither of those are glaring trends, so let’s see what we consider to be the most valuable best bet from our Suns vs. Thunder predictions.

 

 

 

🔥 Suns vs. Thunder Best Bet: Dillon Brooks Over 5.5 Rebounds + Assists (Use Kalshi To Make Picks On Anything)

We just mentioned the ATS record, and if you want to stick with a standard market, we’d also lean to the over here. That may be surprising given Phoenix’s slow pace and OKC’s stout defense all-around, but it’s 4-1 in their meetings; either way, it didn’t quite make the cut as the best bet from our Suns vs. Thunder predictions.

Instead, we’re going to focus on the guy in Phoenix that many fans aren’t. Admittedly, Devin Booker let us down on Friday night, but it was thanks to Jalen Green cashing for us. Speaking of those two guys, it’s why we were also leaning towards Brooks to go over 1.5 assists, but there’s some serious juice involved with that price.

However, it’s a way to help us hit this part of our Suns vs. Thunder picks. The task won’t be easy against OKC - nothing is - but someone has to pull down boards for Phoenix. He had seven in first Play-In game, and throughout the entire season, OKC has allowed 8.5 rebounds per game to PFs.

Of course, that’s a metric that comes with some nuance, so we aren’t expecting that from Brooks, but again, we just need six for this combo, not even just boards. So, we’ll lock in Dillon Brooks over 5.5 rebounds + assists (submit a trade with Kalshi prediction market) as the best bet from our Suns vs. Thunder predictions.

 

 

 

👀 How To Watch Suns vs. Thunder NBA Playoffs

With this being a midday matchup, make sure that you don’t miss a second of it and check out how to watch Suns vs. Thunder NBA playoffs below:

  • Where: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK
  • When: 3:30 PM ET on 4/19
  • Watch on TV: ABC
  • Where to stream: ESPN+

 

 

 

🔢 Suns vs. Thunder Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

Again, it was always expected that SGA and OKC would be big favorites, and you can see that with the latest Suns vs. Thunder odds for today here:

 

 

 

✍🏼 Suns vs. Thunder Injury Report & Latest News

OKC has dealt with injuries all year until this home stretch, so we’ll start there with the latest Suns vs. Thunder injury news. Of the guys who have been banged up like SGA, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Jalen Williams, all are ready to go.

So, what about Suns vs. Thunder injuries in Phoenix? It’s Mark Williams who we’ll be monitoring, as he missed Friday night’s win over the Warriors. You can keep tabs on him as well plus the entire league once you bookmark our Fantasy Alarm NBA injury report!

 

 

 

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