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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Final — November 4, 2026

Cleveland Cavaliers logo
4-3
116
Top scorer Donovan Mitchell70 games
FINAL
Oklahoma City Thunder logo
5-2
124
Top scorer Shai Gilgeous-Alexander68 games
Wednesday, November 4 · 8:00 PM ET
CLEOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)OKC
6th118.2
Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions
117.57th
4th119.3
PPG
119.25th
CLEDefenseOKC
15th114.2
Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions
106.51st
15th115.2
Opp PPG
107.82nd
CLETeamOKC
9th+4.1
Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating
+11.01st
CLERecent formOKC
Wvs Timberwolves 127-125Wvs Wizards 121-111L@ Hawks 111-114W@ Bucks 136-111Lvs Thunder 112-117
Resultsoldest to newest
Wvs Clippers 108-101Wvs Suns 125-114L@ Mavericks 96-120L@ Rockets 98-119W@ Cavaliers 117-112
4-3
Record
5-2
2-5
ATS
4-3
3-4
Over–under
1-6
CLEHome and roadseason to dateOKC
3-1
Home record
3-0
1-2
Road record
2-2
1-3
Home ATS
2-1
1-2
Road ATS
2-2
2-2
Home O/U
1-2
1-2
Road O/U
0-4
CLELast 10 gamesOKC
+25+25-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
Game by game
-21-21+5+5+5+5+5+5+5+5
2-8
Last 10
8-2
+10
Net points
-2
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
CLERest & travelOKC
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
950 mi1,529 km · straight-line from home arena (estimate)
Travel to the game
Home
−1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
CLEKey injuriesOKC
Peyton Watson GOutJaylon Tyson GOut
Players out or limited
Chet Holmgren COutJalen Williams GOutCason Wallace GOutJaylin Williams FDay-to-day
About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.

Key players only. Injury report as of November 4, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Cavaliers (4-3) visited the Thunder (5-2) on Wednesday, November 4 at 8:00 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Cavaliers scored 119.3 points per game (4th of 30) and allowed 115.2 (15th). The Thunder scored 119.2 points per game (5th of 30) and allowed 107.8 (2nd).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Cavaliers 118.2 (6th), Thunder 117.5 (7th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Cavaliers 114.2 (15th), Thunder 106.5 (1st). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Cavaliers +4.1 (9th), Thunder +11.0 (1st). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Cavaliers are 4-3 and 2-5 against the spread; their last game was a 117-112 loss to the Thunder. The Thunder are 5-2 and 4-3 against the spread; their last game was a 117-112 win over the Cavaliers.

The Thunder closed as 3.5-point favorites at home against the Cavaliers. The spread opened at Thunder -2.5. The total closed at 226.5, down from 228.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Cavaliers +135, Thunder -165) prices the Cavaliers at 41% and the Thunder at 59%.

Written from the numbers available before tip-off.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Cleveland Cavaliers 116, Oklahoma City Thunder 124

Oklahoma City Thunder won by 8.

  • Against the closing spread (Oklahoma City Thunder -3.5): Oklahoma City Thunder covered.
  • Combined score 240 vs the closing total of 226.5: Over.
  • Oklahoma City Thunder closed at -165 on the moneyline (a 59% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 1
OpenThunder -2.5 (-104)
Cavaliers +2.5 (-116)
CloseThunder -3.5 (-110)
Cavaliers +3.5 (-110)
Totaldown 2
Open228.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Close226.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenCavaliers +110 46%
Thunder -130 54%
CloseCavaliers +135 41%
Thunder -165 59%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Members

G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score
Spread
Total
Win %

Matchup

Players to watch

Cleveland Cavaliers logo
Cavaliers
70 games · Donovan Mitchell
  • Points per game27.97th
  • Rebounds per game4.5141st
  • Assists per game5.728th
  • Minutes per game33.5
70 games · James Harden
  • Points per game23.623rd
  • Rebounds per game4.8128th
  • Assists per game8.06th
  • Minutes per game34.8
Oklahoma City Thunder logo
Thunder
68 games · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • Points per game31.12nd
  • Rebounds per game4.3150th
  • Assists per game6.617th
  • Minutes per game33.2
69 games · Chet Holmgren
  • Points per game17.167th
  • Rebounds per game8.916th
  • Assists per game1.7227th
  • Minutes per game28.9

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 392 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 16 times since 2022: the Cavaliers won 2 and the Thunder 14.

DateScoreLineTotal
Nov 2, 2026Thunder 117, Cavaliers 112
Thunder won


Nov 2, 2026Thunder 117, Cavaliers 112
Thunder won


Nov 2, 2026Thunder 117, Cavaliers 112
Thunder won


Nov 2, 2026Thunder 117, Cavaliers 112
Thunder won


Nov 2, 2026Thunder 117, Cavaliers 112
Thunder won


Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Cleveland Cavaliers

Oklahoma City Thunder

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