Oklahoma City at New York

Despite injuries to key players, the defending world champion Thunder own the best record in the NBA at 48-15. They are 23-8 on the road, 8-2 in their last 10 games, and are expected to have back the reigning MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He missed the Thunder's 116-108 road victory against the Bulls last night. Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA's second-highest scorer at 31.8 points a game. He is one of the best in the league at getting to the free-throw line, too, averaging 9.2 attempts while shooting 89.3% from the stripe. The Knicks’ defense gives up 23.5 free-throw attempts per game, which is below average. New York also played last night, beating the Raptors in Toronto. The Knicks have a losing ATS mark in their past seven games. This is the first meeting between the two teams this season. Not only are the Thunder more battle-tested in big games, but they play in the superior Western Conference. Take the Thunder.