San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Odds


Opening Line: Spurs +4 / Thunder -4 O/U 195

Time: 8 PM EST Monday March 22, 2010 on FSOKHD

Tonight in a Western Conference match up of both teams that are coming off a loss and 7-3 in their last 10 games the Oklahoma City Thunder host the San Antonio Spurs. The Thunder are in the 6th spot in the West only 1 game ahead of the Spurs and each has a chance to host a first round playoff series if they can end the season well.

This season the Thunder are 22-11 at home and 40-28 ATS and the Spurs are 16-17 on the road and 34-34 ATS.

In their last games the Spurs lost to the Atlanta Hawks 119-114 in OT yesterday and the Thunder also lost yesterday falling to the Indiana Pacers 121-101.

Kevin Durant (29.5 ppg) has been a scoring machine this season, but he did not play well in the Thunder's last 3 game road trip and his performance yesterday was horrid and he even apologized to his teammates. In the first 2 games he averaged 28.5 ppg, but only shot 38.1% from the field and in yesterday's game he was only 4/16 from the floor and committed 5 turnovers. He has to have a better game tonight or the Thunder will be in trouble.

Durant has averaged 27 ppg in 3 games against the Spurs this season, but has only shot 39.7% from the field.

Oklahoma City has lost 2 of 3 games against San Antonio this season.

The Spurs lost yesterday and have a killer stretch coming up, as after the Thunder they face the Lakers, Cavaliers, and Celtics.

The Thunder have to play solid inside D on Tim Duncan (18.5 ppg 10.3 ppg) and Manu Ginobili (15.3 ppg), who had 38 points in yesterday's loss and has averaged 23.4 points and 5.5 assists in the last 8 games since he has been starter with Tony Parker out of the lineup with an injury.

Both of these teams are solid on the boards and the team that can control the glass tonight has a great chance to win this game.

The Thunder had 16 turnovers in yesterday loss and they have to hold onto the rock in this game.

Betting Trends

San Antonio is 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games, 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games, and has an Under record of 7-2 in their last 9 games as a road underdog.

Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as a home favorite of 0.5-4.5, 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games against teams with a winning percentage above 60%, and has an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 home games.

In the last 5 meetings between these 2 teams the total has gone Over 4 times.


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