The Indiana Pacers (21-18) are playing their best basketball of the season so a worthy opponent is the best team in the NBA -- the Cleveland Cavaliers (33-4) -- in a home-and-home series with the trip to Indianapolis on Tuesday.

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However, the basketball —and gambling — communities do recognize just how outstanding the Oklahoma City Thunder are. They have a better point differential this season than the Cavaliers (+12.1 to +11.8) and are on a 15-game winning streak that features wins against the Celtics, Knicks, the healthy Mavs, and the Pacers.

It’s Wednesday, January 8, and the best teams in the NBA tip off tonight in Cleveland as the Oklahoma City Thunder (30-5) ride into town to take on the Cavaliers (31-4).

The Oklahoma City Thunder head to the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in a non-conference matchup between the top two teams in the NBA. The Thunder are 30-5 overall, and 13-3 on the road, at the top of the Western Conference. The Cavs are 31-4 overall, and 18-1 at home, at the top of the Eastern Conference.

Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Oklahoma City’s 15-game winning streak by beating the Thunder 129-122 in a marquee meeting between the NBA’s top

SportsLine's model has simulated the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder matchup 10,000 times and revealed its picks for Wednesday

How scorching starts this season by the Cleveland Cavs and Oklahoma City Thunder combined to create a historic NBA showdown Wednesday night.