The Thunder have played 66 games this season with over 212.5 points scored, while the Suns have had 64 games exceeding that total. The two teams average a combined 231.5 points per game, which is 19.0 points more than the game's total of 212.5.
The Thunder are outscoring opponents by 11.2 points per game with a +791 scoring differential overall. They put up 118.7 points per game, ranking fifth in the NBA.
Sandfort, a 6-foot-7 forward who played his college ball at Iowa, has played in 21 games this season with the Oklahoma City Blue, the Thunder's G-League affiliate. He has averaged 11.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists as a rookie.
Mitchell's 28.8 points per game average is 2.3 points more than Sunday's over/under. He has grabbed 4.4 rebounds per game, 0.9 more than his prop bet for Sunday's game (3.5). Mitchell's year-long assist average - 5.9 per game - is 0.4 higher than Sunday's assist prop bet value (5.5). Mitchell's 3.6 made three-pointers per game is 0.1 more than his over/under in Sunday's game (3.5).
The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will open the post-break portion of the schedule without injured stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams. Gilgeous-Alexander (abdominal strain) will be re-evaluated in approximately one week and Williams (right hamstring strain) in approximately two weeks, the team announced Thursday. Key reserve guard Ajay Mitchell, who sprained his left ankle over the All-Star break while rehabbing from an abdominal strain, will also be re-evaluated in approximately one week.
