Oklahoma City @ Golden State
Current Records: Oklahoma City 21-45; Golden State 33-33
The Oklahoma City Thunder have enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they must head out on the road. They will take on the Golden State Warriors at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday at Chase Center. The Thunder need to shore up a defense that is allowing 115.2 points per matchup.
Oklahoma City was close but no cigar on Tuesday as they fell 103-99 to the Sacramento Kings. Small forward Luguentz Dort wasn't much of a difference maker for Oklahoma City; Dort finished with ten points on 3-for-16 shooting in his 28 minutes on the court.
Meanwhile, Golden State was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 108-103 to the New Orleans Pelicans. A silver lining for Golden State was the play of point guard Stephen Curry, who shot 8-for-20 from beyond the arc and finished with 37 points and nine rebounds. Chef Curry's night made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 30 points.
Oklahoma City have to know they'll be fighting an uphill battle given the 14.50 point spread they are up against. They might be worth taking a chance on against the spread, however, as they are currently on a two-game streak of ATS wins.
With the two teams each stumbling in off of a defeat, both will be hungry for the win. If the Warriors want to win, they will need to focus on stopping the Thunder's small forward Gabriel Deck, who had 16 points, and power forward Darius Bazley, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 boards. We'll see whether or not they are up to the challenge.
The Warriors are a big 14.5-point favorite against the Thunder, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Warriors as a 13.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -109
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Golden State have won 16 out of their last 25 games against Oklahoma City.
