The OKC Thunder will look to continue their scorching-hot start to the 2025 NBA Playoffs when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday. Oklahoma City leads the series 2-0 after winning by a combined 70 points over the first two contests, which is the second-largest point differential through the first two games of any postseason series in NBA history. Counting the postseason, the Thunder have defeated the Grizzlies in 11 straight matchups. Memphis, however, has performed well at home recently, winning its last two home games by a combined 49 points.
Tip-off is at 9:30 p.m. ET from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., where the home team went 26-15 in the regular season. Oklahoma City is a 9.5-point favorite in the latest Thunder vs. Grizzlies odds from SportsLine consensus. The over/under for total points scored is 227.5. Before making any Thunder vs. Grizzlies picks, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.
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The model has simulated Thunder vs. Grizzlies 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations.
