Golden State has struggled to cover the spread, not doing so even half of the time. They’re especially bad on the road, failing to cover twice as often as they actually do. Admittedly, some of their struggles this season have been due to injuries, but even though they’re healthy and OKC is a bit hampered, I see the Thunder keeping this one close. Who knows? OKC might even pull out a win…
View More Thunder Against the Spread | Can OKC Cover at Home Against Golden State?
Not too long ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder was a championship contender and in the thick of building a great new rivalry in NBA basketball. Viewed as one of the only teams in the league that could legitimately go toe-to-toe with the Golden State Warriors, a dynasty in the making, every matchup was must-see TV. We all know how that story ended, though, as Kevin Durant entered free agency, actually chose to go to the Warriors, and the rivalry slowly dissolved from there.
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Oklahoma City opened as a 1-point underdog, but the line quickly moved when it was announced that Kevin Love was out and Donovan Mitchell was listed as doubtful on the injury report. Without Mitchell, the Cavs lose their most dynamic scorer in an offense that already doesn’t score a lot of points. They might actually improve on the defensive end, though, which is where Cleveland really thrives. Because OKC is missing Luguentz Dort, I do think this will be a close game, but I can see OKC winning outright in the end.
View More Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Slightly Favored Against Cavs at Home
The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered a tough 137-132 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, and the competition doesn’t get any easier on Friday…
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OKC actually opened up as a 1-point favorite in this matchup, but they have since gone up and down to finally settle as a slight underdog. I believe these two teams are pretty evenly matched, despite the fact that the Hawks have an advantage in their frontcourt. Regardless, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played like a top-10 player this season, and I think he will look like the best player on the court tonight. I’m taking OKC to win this one.
View More Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Looks Good as Slight Home Underdog to Hawks
OKC looks to stay hot on Wednesday night as they host the Atlanta Hawks, who have lost two in a row after winning 5 straight. The Hawks currently sit in 8th place in the Eastern Conference standings with a 24-24 record, just a half-game ahead of the Indiana Pacers, but a game and a half behind the New York Knicks.
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Denver and OKC have been killing it lately. The Nuggets are clearly the better team, but the Thunder keeps it close, regardless of who they’re playing. I can see this one coming down to some free throws at the end, so I’m taking OKC to cover, even if I’m not convinced they can pull off the win.
View More Thunder Against the Spread | OKC has Tough Cover in Denver
The competition continues to stiffen Sunday night as the Thunder takes on the Denver Nuggets on the road. The Nuggets are on a 9-game win streak, 8 of which have taken place at home. Nikola Jokic has been as efficient as ever, and Jamal Murray is playing some of the best basketball of his career. Despite the Thunder playing Denver close in all 3 matchups so far this season, the Nuggets sit atop the Western Conference with good reason, so OKC has their work cut out for them in this divisional matchup.
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The Thunder has been rolling for a while now, and I feel like it has got to come to an end at some point, but I just can’t bring myself to pick it to happen tonight. The Thunder have owned the Kings for the better part of the last 14 seasons, but since OKC started tanking, Sacramento has finally started to pick up some wins. Regardless of any history, both of these teams have been playing extremely high-level basketball lately, and they both enter tonight on win streaks. At the end of the day, I have a hard time picking against this youthful, energetic Thunder squad.
View More Thunder Against the Spread | OKC is Slight Underdog in Sacramento
The Thunder hits the road on Friday night to take on the Sacramento Kings, perhaps the biggest surprise of the season so far. At 25-18, the Kings are third in the Western Conference, and they have their sights set on making the playoffs, something they haven’t done since 2006.
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