Injury Report, Updated Odds (4/2): Oklahoma City Thunder at Philadelphia 76ers

The Thunder takes on the 76ers in Philadelphia on national television.

Josh Giddey (3) at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, / DOUG HOKE/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY

With the Oklahoma City Thunder having just eight remaining games in the regular season, they continue riding their East Coast road-trip, taking on the Philadelphia 76ers to follow up a close game against the New York Knicks on Sunday.

Now, the Thunder is taking on a 76ersn team that is No. 8 in the Eastern Conference. They've fallen during Joel Embiid's injury, though his return is on the horizon.

For the Thunder, they're alone with the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, but a loss would tie them up with the Denver Nuggets. A win would be huge as they've got an opportunity to close out the season with the top record in the conference.

Injury Report

Thunder:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OUT (Quad)

Jalen Williams, OUT (Ankle)

Ousmane Dieng, OUT (G League)

Adam Flagler, OUT (G League)

Keyontae Johnson, OUT (G League)

Olivier Sarr, OUT (G League)

76ers:

Joel Embiid, Available (Meniscus)

Tyrese Maxey, Questionable (Hip)

De'Anthony Melton, OUT (Back)

Robert Covington, OUT (Knee)

Ricky Council, OUT (G League)

Jeff Dowtin, OUT (G League)

Terquavion Smith, OUT (G League)

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After being ruled out on the injury report, Joel Embiid has been made active for the matchup. He'll be able to take advantage of an injured Thunder team to make a statement of a return on national TV.

For the Thunder, missing Jalen Williams certainly hurts -- especially after his steller performance in the Madison Square Garden a couple of nights ago. Adding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's injury makes things even more difficult, and it'll be huge if he can go during the contest.

Evidently, it's more important for those two star players to get healthy ahead of the playoffs than taking a victory over the shorthanded 76ers.

Updated Odds

Becuase of Embiid's injury, the Thunder opened as a 5.5-point favorite. With recent injury news, the Thunder is just a 2.5-point favorite. They're still the favored team, and this would be a huge victory if they can pull it off without Williams being healthy.

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