The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder (33-7) have lost just seven times in 40 games this season. As impressive as their start has been it might be even more impressive that the San Antonio Spurs (27-12) have beaten them three times. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs look to improve to 4-0 this season against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder tonight in Oklahoma City on NBC and Peacock.

After “sputtering” in late December and earlier this month, the Thunder have won their last three. Truth be told, they have only struggled in stretches surrounding games against the Spurs. They are 9-6 in their last 15 games but three of those losses were to San Antonio. It feels worse than it actually is for the Thunder because they started the season winning 24 of their first 25 games.

Losers Sunday in Minneapolis to the Timberwolves, the Spurs are just 3-3 in January. Wembanyama (24.3PPG, 11.1RPG) is the headliner for San Antonio but running mates De’Aaron Fox (20.7PPG, 5.8APG) and reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle (17.2PPG, 6.8APG) help form one of the stronger nucleuses in the league.

The initial meeting between these teams this season was back on December 13. The Spurs pulled out a nail-biter, winning 111-109 in Oklahoma City. The most recent two games have been less than close. San Antonio won at home by 20 on December 23, 130-110, and won by 15 on Christmas Day in OKC, 117-102.

This rivalry is certainly building into one of the best in the league. Lets take a closer look at the matchup and take into consideration lineups, injuries, and other factors affecting the line and total.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch tipoff, odds courtesy of DraftKings recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game Details and How to Watch Live: Spurs at Thunder

• Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
• Time: 8PM EST
• Site: Paycom Center
• City: Oklahoma City, OK
• Network/Streaming: NBC/Peacock

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Game Odds: Spurs at Thunder

The latest odds as of Tuesday courtesy of DraftKings:

• Moneyline: San Antonio Spurs (+260), Oklahoma City Thunder (-325)
• Spread: Thunder -8.5
• Total: 229.5 points

This game opened Thunder -6.5 with the Total set at 229.5.

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Expected Starting Lineups: Spurs at Thunder

Spurs

• PG De’Aaron Fox
• SG Stephon Castle
• SF Julian Champagnie
• PF Harrison Barnes
• C Victor Wembanyama

Thunder

• PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
• SG Cason Wallace
• PF Luguentz Dort
• PF Jaylin Williams
• C Chet Holmgran

Important stats, trends and insights: Spurs at Thunder

• OKC is 19-2 at home this season
• OKC is 19-21 ATS this season
• OKC is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games
• San Antonio is 13-7 on the road this season
• San Antonio is 22-16-1 ATS this season
• San Antonio is 6-5 ATS in their last 10 games

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Jay Croucher’s (@croucherJD) Play: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to be tonight’s King of the Court

“It's Tuesday night, so we're playing King of the Court at DraftKings. All customers get one shot at a share of 1 million dollars in bonus bets. The key is to select the player who leads the association tonight in points, rebounds and assists combined. I'll take the MVP SGA. Shai’s office is that 10 to 16 feet area in the midrange and he is shooting 59% on those short middies. For context, Dirk Nowitzki, one of the greatest midrange shooters of all time, shot 47% on those shots in his career. Shai remains completely unguardable and should have plenty to prove tonight not wanting to fall to 0 and 4 against San Antonio."

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Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Spurs and Thunder game:

• Moneyline: Rotoworld Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline
• Spread: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Spurs +8.5
• Total: Rotoworld Bet is recommending a play on the Game Total UNDER 229.5

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Tonight's Coast 2 Coast Tuesday features two exciting NBA matchups. The action begins at 8:00 PM ET, with a San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder showdown. Then at 11:00 PM, the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Golden State Warriors. Live coverage begins at 7:00 PM on NBC and Peacock. See below for additional information on how to watch both games and follow all of the NBA action on NBCSN and Peacock. Peacock will feature 100 regular-season games throughout the course of the 2025-2026 season.

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Portland Trail Blazers:

The Trail Blazers five-game win streak was snapped by the New York Knicks in a 123-114 loss on Sunday. Denji Avdija had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists before suffering a lower back injury with under two minutes left in the game. He will miss tonight's game. Avdija has led Portland in scoring this season and is on pace to average career highs in scoring (26.1 ppg), assists (6.9 apg), and threes made per game.

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Golden State Warriors:

The Warriors are coming off a 124-111 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Stephen Curry finished with 31 points, marking his 13th game of the season with at least 30 points. The 11-time All-Star guard ranks ninth in the league in scoring among qualified players (28.8 ppg) and is on pace to lead the NBA in made threes per game (4.7) for the third straight season and five of the past six seasons.

Jimmy Butler also had a big night, finishing with 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.

Despite the loss, the Warriors have shown some improvement, going 8-4 in their last 12 games. Golden State has been ranked fourth in the league in scoring (119.3 ppg) since December 20.

The Warriors and Trail Blazers are currently eighth and ninth in the Western Conference, respectively. Neither team has been more than three games over .500 this season.

How to watch Portland Trail Blazers vs Golden State Warriors:

• When: Tonight, Tuesday, January 13
• Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
• Time: 11:00 PM ET
• Live Stream:Peacock and NBCSN
• TV Channel: NBC

What other NBA games are on NBC and Peacock tonight?

• San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder - 8:00 PM ET

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→ Watch the NBA Coast 2 Coast Tuesday on NBC and Peacock, as the Thunder take on the Spurs in a marquee Western Conference matchup at 8 p.m. before the Trail Blazers visit the Warriors at 11 p.m. ET. Both games are available on Peacock. Check your local listings for the NBC game in your area.

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STOCK UP

John Collins — PF/C, Clippers

Before his three-point, five-rebound outing against the Hornets on Monday, Collins had a season-best performance against the Pistons in which he added 25 points, seven rebounds, four steals, four blocks, and five three-pointers. The dominant showing included several season highs and was part of a five-game stretch in which the veteran forward had averaged 19.8 points, 3.2 three-pointers, and 2.2 blocks per game. Collins’ uptick in production is massive for the Clippers, who traded away Norman Powell this past offseason to bring him over from Utah, and as he continues to play well and have a positive impact on the Clippers’ recent strong play, he should keep seeing opportunities to play an important role and provide fantasy production.

Naji Marshall — SF/PF, Mavericks

There’s been a lot of discourse surrounding the Mavericks, but probably not enough about Naji Marshall and his sustained production. He’s quietly had a productive season and has put up some particularly nice numbers of late — Marshall has scored 15 or more points and also collected multiple steals in three of his last four appearances and is coming off one of his most balanced performances of the season, tallying a 22/4/9/3/1 line in Monday’s win over the Nets. With Anthony Davis sidelined, it’s reasonable to expect that Marshall fills a lot of those open power forward minutes. His fantasy value will be even higher in games that P.J. Washington is also unavailable for. Marshall is rostered in only 24 percent of Yahoo! leagues.

LaMelo Ball — PG/SG, Hornets

Ball came off the bench for the first time in years in a recent game against the Pacers and proceeded to take his game to a greater level. The superstar point guard scored 33 points, dished out eight assists, and collected three steals in the much-talked-about recent game against the Pacers, but moved back into the starting lineup stating lineup a game later to tally a nice 17/5/5 line in just 23 minutes of a 55-point win over the Jazz, before heading to his hometown to give the Clippers 25 points and a near-double-double. He’s also drilled 15 three-pointers over the last three games and tallied 5.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game over that span. Ball is currently in a nice rhythm that will hopefully sustain throughout the rest of the fantasy basketball season.

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STOCK DOWN

Jaden Ivey — SG/SF, Pistons

The return from offseason knee surgery and a 2024-25 season-ending leg injury has not gone as planned for Ivey, who is searching for a consistent role and success on a Pistons team rostered with several impactful backcourt players. Even with Cade Cunningham missing Saturday’s loss to the Clippers, Ivey only found his way to 20 minutes, totaling eight points and three rebounds. He’s averaging 8.2 points and 1.6 assists on 40.5/11.8/83.3 shooting splits through five games during January and has shot 50 percent from the floor and scored in double figures in just one of those five games. It’s hard to predict when or how a corner is turned, but things certainly aren’t trending in the right direction for such a talented player.

Ace Bailey — SG/SF, Jazz

Rookie seasons often are filled with ups and downs. For Bailey, he’s in the midst of one of the “down” periods. His stock was rising after a four-game December stretch that saw him average 15.0 points and 2.3 three-pointers, but ended in the fifth game when a hip injury against the Pistons limited him to 11 minutes, and cost him to miss five straight contests. Bailey has returned and played in two of the last four games, but combined for only six total points in 25 minutes. How long does the injury linger? When does he reclaim his former role in the rotation? These are questions we’ll have to wait to get answers for. But hopefully, the young and promising player can get back on track soon.

Dylan Harper — PG/SG, Spurs

Harper’s rookie season has also featured several twists and turns, with a timeline that saw him start the season strongly before getting injured, then return and eventually succeed in his role off the bench, and now struggle to find consistent production. He went scoreless with one rebound, one assist, and one steal in the Spurs’ most recent game against the Timberwolves, and had only totaled 17 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists on 7-of-32 shooting in the four prior games. Harper is in a tricky spot off the bench playing behind two high-minute guards in De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle. Yet he’s proven earlier in the season to be a productive, difference-making player regardless. He’ll have to find his way, once again, to get out of this slump.