NBA Prop Bets: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Brooklyn Nets (February 20, 2026)

The Brooklyn Nets (15-39) face the Oklahoma City Thunder (42-14) at Paycom Center. Let's take a look at the NBA Prop Bets for Friday's matchup. The Thunder opened as 16.5-point favorites but the spread has since moved to 17.5, leaving the Thunder at -1350 and Nets at +800. The total points line is set at 214.5, with OVER at -108 and UNDER at -112, meaning the implied expected score for the game is 116-98 Oklahoma City.

The Thunder (-108) have a 27-29-0 ATS record this season, while the Nets (-112) hold a record of 24-29-1.
The Thunder have a 30-26-0 O/U record this season (meaning 30 games have gone over the total points line and 26 have gone under). The Nets have a 23-29-2 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

The Thunder are averaging 119.7 points per game this season (3rd in the league). Comparatively, the Nets are averaging only 107.2 (30th).
Defensively, the Thunder are giving up only 108.0 points per game this season (1st in the league), while the Nets are giving up an average of 114.9 points (14th).

Game Style

What do the stats tell us about the style of basketball these teams are playing this season?

Pace

The Thunder currently rank 18th for pace this season, recording 99.3 possessions per game. Alternatively, the Nets sit 27th on that scale with 96.6 possessions per contest.

Field Goal Split

Looking at field goal splits, 41.9% of the Thunder's field goal attempts come from three point range (16th in the league), leaving 58.1% from two. Meanwhile, the Nets' opponents are taking 38.7% of their attempts from three (2nd) and 61.3% from two.
Comparatively, Brooklyn takes 47.1% of shots from three (7th), leaving 52.9% from two, while Oklahoma City's opponents are attempting 44.1% from three (24th) and 55.9% from two.

Beyond the Arc

In terms of made three-pointers, the Thunder are shooting 36.2% from deep in 2025/26 (13th in the NBA), compared to the Nets who are making 34.2% of their attempts (27th).
On the opposite end, Oklahoma City is holding opponents to 37.1% of their three-point attempts (27th), while Brooklyn's opponents are hitting 37.4% of their shots (29th).

Ball Protection

The Thunder are committing 12.4 turnovers per game this season, ranking 2nd in the league, while the Nets are forcing 13.8 turnovers (19th).
Flipping that script, Oklahoma City is forcing 17.0 turnovers (2nd), while Brooklyn is committing a potentially problematic 15.6 per contest (27th).

Crashing the Boards

Oklahoma City is pulling down 43.7 rebounds per game this season (15th in the league), including 9.3 offensive boards (29th). Conversely, Brooklyn's opponents are averaging 42.9 rebounds (9th), 9.9 of which have come on the offensive end (1st).
Meanwhile, the Nets are averaging 40.6 rebounds (30th) and 11.0 offensive rebounds (20th), while the Thunder are allowing 45.5 and 12.2, ranking 24th and 27th.

Back-to-backs

Notably, the Thunder are playing the second leg of a back-to-back set.
Oklahoma City holds a 3-6 W-L record on the second leg of a back-to-back this season, as well as a 1-8-0 ATS record and 4-5-0 O/U record.
Additionally, Brooklyn has a 1-5 W-L record, 2-4-0 ATS record and 1-4-1 O/U record against teams playing the second leg of a back-to-back this season.

First Quarter Winner

Oklahoma City is -340 to win the first quarter, while Brooklyn is +270. Here are their first quarter records in 2025/26.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
Oklahoma City	34-17-5	17-8-4	17-9-1	34-16-5	0-1-0	6-3-1
Brooklyn	21-28-5	13-11-3	8-17-2	4-0-0	17-28-5	4-6-0

First Half Winner

Oklahoma City is -675 to win the first half and Brooklyn is +490. Here are their first half records in 2025/26.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
Oklahoma City	40-16-0	20-9-0	20-7-0	40-15-0	0-1-0	6-4-0
Brooklyn	17-36-1	10-16-1	7-20-0	4-0-0	13-36-1	4-6-0

HT/FT

Oklahoma City is -1100 to complete the HT/FT double. Conversely, Brooklyn is +1200.

The Thunder have completed the HT/FT double in 58.9% of games this season, while the Nets have completed the HT/FT double in 22.2% of games.

To Go To Overtime

Friday's matchup is +3000 to go to overtime.

The Thunder have played in three games that went to overtime this season, while the Nets have appeared in two.

Both Teams 110+

Both teams have scored 110+ points in 18 of Oklahoma City's 56 games this season. Meanwhile, 12 of Brooklyn's 54 games have seen both squads reach that number.

Last Time They Met

Oklahoma City recorded a 129-121 victory over Brooklyn at Barclays Center when these teams last met on February 26, 2025. Despite being on the losing side, Day'Ron Sharpe came up big on that day, scoring 25 points and adding 15 rebounds.