Story byEric RosalesMon, December 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM UTC·4 min readThe Oklahoma City Thunder will look to win 16 of their first 17 home games when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, December 29. The Hawks have dropped six straight, and they enter this one as massive 16.5-point underdogs in the NBA odds. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMy Hawks vs. Thunder predictions and free NBA picks expect the Thunder to continue laying waste to all the teams in the league not named the San Antonio Spurs. Hawks vs Thunder predictionHawks vs Thunder best bet: Thunder -16.5 (-110)Since a blistering 24-1 start, the Oklahoma City Thunder have gone 3-4 over their last seven. While that looks like a slump, it’s more that OKC has run into what might be its current kryptonite in the San Antonio Spurs, who have handed the Thunder three of those four losses. But without the Spurs to worry about, it was business as usual Sunday, as OKC dismantled the 76ers 129-104. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Thunder have an absurd plus-14.3 point differential and have won by double digits in 12 of their last 15 wins.
