Thunder Against the Spread | Take the Thunder to Dominate in Home Opener Against Hawks

Tip-Off: 7 PM CT

Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

Spread: Thunder (-10)

Total: 229.5

Trends Against The Spread

Thundervs.Hawks
2-0 (100%)All0-2 (0%)
0-0 (100%) at homeLocation0-0 (0%) on road
1-0 (0%) as favoriteStatus0-0 (0%) as underdog
0-0 (0%) home favoriteLocation Status0-0 (0%) as road underdog
0-0 (0%)Head To Head0-0 (0%)
  • Oklahoma City is 0-2 (0%) against the over on the season.
  • Atlanta is 2-0 (100%) against the over on the season.
  • The Thunder is 0-0 (0%) against the over at home.
  • The Hawks are 0-0 (0%) against the over on the road.

Team Stats (Last Season’s Stats)

TEAMPTSPAFG%3P%REBASTTOVSTLBLKSTRKL10
ATL122.5118.048.434.842.025.015.011.59.0W22-0
OKC108.091.042.321.151.522.011.012.09.0W22-0

Injury Report

Thunder

  • Isaiah Hartenstein (fractured left hand) is OUT.
  • Nikola Topic (left ACL surgery recovery) is OUT.
  • Jaylin Williams (strained right hamstring) is OUT.
  • Kenrich Williams (right knee surgery recovery) is OUT.

Hawks

  • Dominick Barlow (not with team) is OUT.
  • Bogdan Bogdanovic (right hamstring tendinopathy) is OUT.
  • Kobe Bufkin (right shoulder subluxation) is OUT.
  • Seth Lundy (sprained left ankle) is OUT.
  • Cody Zeller (not with team) is OUT.

Series History

The Thunder went 1-1 against the Hawks last season (1-0 at home, 0-1 on the road).

Why the Thunder Will Cover (-10)

I managed to lock in the Thunder at -9.5, but I do see this being a double-digit victory for OKC. They’re playing in front of what will be an extremely rowdy crowd coming out for the home opener, and while the Hawks are 2-0, they’ve been close victories against bad teams. OKC should open this one up early and maintain a solid lead to the end.

Why the Game Will Hit the Over (229.5)

The Thunder has played ridiculous defense through their first two games, and while I think that continues against the Hawks tonight, I do think playing in the second game of a back-to-back while traveling from Chicago could play a little bit into the game, so I’m going to take the over on the point total.

Staff Picks

On the Season

NameMoneylineSpreadOver/Under
Matt1-10-22-0
Zack2-01-11-1
Craig2-02-02-0

One Reply to “Thunder Against the Spread | Take the Thunder to Dominate in Home Opener Against Hawks”

Leave a Reply