Category: Schedule

Thunder vs. Mavericks: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Saturday

Thunder vs. Mavericks: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Saturday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder play the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

After a rare three-day break, the Thunder (35-16) will play the first contest of a road-and-home back-to-back this weekend against the Mavericks (29-23) as both teams look different following the trade deadline.

The Thunder will have to wait a bit longer for their new addition. Gordon Hayward will not make his OKC debut until after the All-Star break.

In its last contest, OKC lost on the road to the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Dallas is riding a three-game winning streak with its latest victory against the New York Knicks on Thursday.

This will be the second matchup between the Thunder and Mavericks this season. Last time, OKC survived a 30-0 run by Dallas to escape with a road win on Dec. 2.

Ranking all 32 teams (including the Bucs) by 2024 strength of schedule

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may be playing a first-place schedule, but thanks to the general woefulness of the NFC South, their overall strength of schedule is among the league’s lowest.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are once again playing a first-place schedule in 2024, but thankfully, the division they’re in will be kind to them.

The Bucs won the NFC South in 2023, but they did it with a 9-8 record — as such, their first-place schedule in the NFC South is one of the easiest in the entire league per strength of schedule, and the rest of the teams in the division will face similar opponents. On the flip side, teams in a brutal division like the AFC North are set to have one of the hardest schedules in football next year, and that particularly applies to teams like the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns.

Here’s a complete ranking of every team’s strength of schedule in 2024, including the Bucs:

Thunder vs. Jazz: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Tuesday

Thunder vs. Jazz: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Tuesday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder play the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

The Thunder (35-15) wrapped up a four-game homestand in a thrilling double-overtime win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. Five Thunder players scored 20-plus points and OKC made a franchise-record 23 3-pointers.

Meanwhile, the Jazz (25-26) snapped a three-game losing streak with an impressive home win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.

This will be the third matchup between divisional foes; OKC won the first two contests, the most recent on Jan. 18.

Raptors vs. Thunder: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Sunday

Raptors vs. Thunder: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Sunday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder play the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

The Thunder (34-15) wrap up a four-game homestand when they welcome in the Raptors (17-31) for the first matchup between teams this season.

In their last outing, the Thunder blew out the Charlotte Hornets in convincing fashion on Friday for back-to-back wins. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points in three quarters.

Meanwhile, the Raptors have plummeted in the standings, losing 10 of their last 12 games. Last time out, Toronto was blown out by the Houston Rockets on Friday.

Where does the Lions strength of schedule for 2024 rank?

Lions have the 11th-hardest strength of schedule for 2024 based on opponent’s records in 2023

For the first time in decades, the Detroit Lions will be the reigning divisional champions in 2024. Winning the NFC North for the first time means many things, but among them is the prospect of playing a first-place schedule next season.

The exact sequence of the schedule isn’t known yet; the NFL releases that in a few months. But we’ve known since the regular season ended which teams the Lions will play and whether those games are at home or on the road.

Based on the 2023 records of those teams, the Lions will have the 11th-hardest slate in 2024. The Lions opponents for 2024 finished 2023 with a collective win percentage of .509. Playing in the NFC North, where the last-place Bears and Vikings both finished 7-10, doesn’t help. Drawing first-place opponents in those two crossover games also inflates the records.

The full list of 2024 strength of schedule based on opposing records in 2023 can be found at Bills Wire.

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Hornets vs. Thunder: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Friday

Hornets vs. Thunder: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Friday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder play the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

The Thunder (33-15) continue a four-game homestand when they welcome in the Hornets (10-36) for the first matchup between both teams this season.

In their last game, OKC avoided its first three-game losing streak when it survived the absences of Jalen Williams and Isaiah Joe by grinding out a close win over the Denver Nuggets, who were without Nikola Jokic, on Monday.

Meanwhile, Charlotte continues to plummet down the standings. It’s lost five in a row with a defeat against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday being its latest contest.

Nuggets vs. Thunder: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Wednesday

Nuggets vs. Thunder: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Wednesday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder play the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

The Thunder (32-15) look to snap a two-game losing streak when they welcome in the Denver Nuggets (33-15) for the final regular-season matchup between the teams.

In their last outing, the Thunder lost a crucial game to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. Both teams are fighting it out for first place in the Western Conference and split their season series at 2.

Meanwhile, the Nuggets picked up a pair of impressive wins over the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks. Denver looks to even the season series at 2.

Timberwolves vs. Thunder: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Monday

Timberwolves vs. Thunder: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Monday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

The Thunder (32-14) hope to wash away the nasty taste of their worst loss of the season to the lowly Detroit Pistons on Sunday by playing the second half of this road-and-home back-to-back.

Meanwhile, the Timberwolves (32-14) have a chance to retake first place in the Western Conference standings after an ugly loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.

This will be the fourth and final matchup between the two top teams: OKC has won two of the first three games. The last time these teams met, Anthony Edwards failed to hit three free throws in the Thunder’s win on Jan. 20.

Thunder vs. Pistons: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Sunday

Thunder vs. Pistons: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Sunday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder play the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

The Thunder (32-13) continue to rack up wins, riding a five-game winning streak. In their last contest, they blew out the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday and held them to 83 points.

Meanwhile, the Pistons (5-40) have suffered through a historically bad season. They lost to the Washington Wizards on Saturday in their first game of this home back-to-back.

In their last outing, OKC won by double-digits on Oct. 30 and kickstarted Detroit’s historic 28-game losing streak.

Boxing Junkie’s updated boxing schedule for next several months

Boxing Junkie’s updated boxing schedule for next several months.

Boxing Junkie maintains an updated boxing schedule, focusing on fights available to fans on TV or streaming.

The Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury pay-per-view fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship on Feb. 17 highlights the upcoming slate of bouts but a number of other elite boxers are set to enter the ring.

You can check out the schedule here. And please come back often.

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