Next double-double by Kyle Kuzma?
The Washington Wizards host Oklahoma City Thunder on 12.01.2022 starting at 01:00. The basketballers from D.C. have won the past three duels and the guests currently occupy only the penultimate place in the Western Conference.
Washington Wizards – Statistics & current form
Washington came within a hair’s breadth of beating Orlando 102-100 in their last meeting. A win that was worth little, as the opponent is severely short of replacements and is only ranked last in the East. Against this backdrop, head coach Wes Unseld Jr. can hardly be satisfied with the result.
The 1978 champions also currently boast a winning percentage of exactly 50 percent. Especially the defence has room for improvement with a whopping 110.7 points per 100 opponent possessions.
However, Kyle Kuzma is in the best mood, who delivered a double-double with 27 points and 22 rebounds in the last game! The latter output represented a new season high for the former Lakers player.
Oklahoma City Thunder – Statistics & current form
The mood is not good in Oklahoma: the past four games were lost and three times the guests remained under a three-digit scoring value within this flashback. Not a new pattern, as head coach Mark Daigneault’s squad ranks last in the NBA’s offensive rating!
The hoopsters from the Sooner State are also weak away from home: OKC has only won five of its 18 away games so far this season – only the Rockets from Houston and Trail Blazers from Portland beat this meagre win rate of just under 28 per cent.
Washington Wizards – Oklahoma City Thunder Tip
For the game between the Washington Wizards and Oklahoma City Thunder, the tip aims for another double-double in points and rebounds by Kyle Kuzma on the side of the home side.
The small forward has already achieved this feat in seven of the past nine games and the 26-year-old has now consistently exceeded his seasonal figures in points (15.3) and boards (8.7) over six games. Most recently, he even managed a particularly strong double-double of 20+.
Bet365 offers odds of 2.00 on the clash between the Wizards and City Thunder.
