The Oklahoma City Thunder travel on the road to face the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. This will be the first matchup between the two squads of the 2026-27 regular season.
The Thunder (4-0) start their new NBA life. With Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace out for the indefinite future, they moved forward in a 125-114 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored an efficient 26 points. Ajay Mitchell dropped a career-high 30 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, the Mavericks (2-2) had a 113-109 win over the Miami Heat on Monday. Cooper Flagg returned from a brief absence with 29 points and 11 assists. Kyrie Irving had 18 points and six assists.
Here's how to watch the Thunder's game, including time, TV schedule and streaming
information:
What channel is Thunder vs. Mavericks game on today? Time, TV schedule
TV Channel: ESPN, Thunder+, KSBI
Start time: 8:30 p.m. CT
Where to watch Thunder vs. Mavericks on livestream
Watch Thunder vs. Mavericks live on Fubo (free trial)
Thunder vs. Mavericks injury updates
Thunder: Jalen Williams (ankle fracture) is out. Cason Wallace (shoulder labral tear) is out. Chet Holmgren (patellar tendinitis) is out. Alex Caruso (ankle sprain) is out. Ajay Mitchell (ankle sprain) is questionable. Nikola Topic (back surgery) is out. Thomas Sorber (knee surgery) is out.
Mavericks: Kyrie Irving (knee injury management) is questionable. Dereck Lively II (foot surgery) is out. Naji Marshall (illness) is questionable. Caleb Martin (thumb sprain) is questionable. Santi Aldama (knee surgery) is doubtful. Tarik Biberovic (heel bursitis) is doubtful. Sergio de Larrea (knee sprain) is out.
Probable starting lineups
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Jared McCain
- Kenrich Williams
- Jaylin Williams
- Isaiah Hartenstein
Dallas Mavericks
- Zaccharie Risacher
- Max Christie
- Cooper Flagg
- PJ Washington
- Daniel Gafford
Thunder vs. Mavericks predictions, picks, odds
Thunder 105, Mavericks 101: Five games in, the Thunder are absolutely beat up. I mean, just look at their injury report. I don't know how this has gotten this bad so quickly. It'll be another night where Gilgeous-Alexander and friends try to get a win. That said, Flagg has been awesome. He will keep this interesting. Especially since OKC is without all of its top defenders. But I think the two-time MVP winner will carry them to another win. At this point, that's their formula for success. You're going to have to readjust your expectations with this group after their two sorta season-ending injuries.
ODDS: Thunder by 5.5 points
O/U: 229.5
All NBA Odds via BetMGM.
Thunder 2026-27 schedule
- Saturday, Oct. 31: at Rockets
- Monday, Nov. 2: at Cavaliers
- Wednesday, Nov. 4: vs. Cavaliers
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