Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns Preview, Prediction And Odds | April 9, 2025

The Oklahoma City Thunder(65-14) and the Phoenix Suns (35-44) meet on Wednesday at the PHX Arena in Phoenix. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET and the game will be aired on ESPN. Oklahoma City is coming off a back-to-back series against the Lakers.  They lost the first contest in dramatic fashion and won the second game last night 136-120. The Suns are 11.5-point underdogs and have lost seven straight games. Pheonix is now mathematically eliminated from the playoffs and has to go up against the best team in the league.  The Thunder and MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are having a historic season, but experts around the country are wondering if they can have post-season success to match it.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns Odds

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns Match Details

• Date and Time: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
• Location: PHX Arena – Phoenix, AZ

Thunder Looking To Finish A Historic Regular Season

The Thunder are coming off of a 2-game split with the Los Angeles Lakers. They are also on a back-to-back after winning the game last night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 42 points with 6 in both the rebounds and assist categories. Jalen Williams backed him up with 26 points. The Thunder are 8-2 in their last 10 games, with the 2 losses coming against the number 2 seed Houston Rockets and the number 3 seed Lakers. The back-to-back factor shouldn’t matter much at all, as both teams played last night. However the Suns play both of their consecutive games at home. The Thunder have won both games against the Suns this season by 10+ points.

Suns Out Of Playoffs and Durant Unlikely to Play

It is unlikely that Kevin Durant will play tonight or likely at all for the remainder of the season. Considering that the Suns are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, it’s only an injury risk. KD is going to have his eyes ahead on future trade destinations, and frankly, it probably wouldn’t have mattered. This team has been trending in a bad way for a long time now. Unfortunately, missing the playoffs has become somewhat characteristic of these Durant super-team experiments. The over on the point total is one of the safest bets on the slate, as the Suns have allowed 130+ in 4 of the last 6 games.

Final Pick

Oklahoma City Thunder to cover the spread -11.5 (-110)and over on the point total 230 (-110).