The Oklahoma City Thunder, the top team in the NBA’s Western Conference, visit the Golden State Warriors in NBA Basketball Picks action on Friday at the Oracle Arena.
NBA Betting Odds have the Thunder as a 5.5-point road favorite, while the over/under total opened at 198.
Oklahoma City is 15-3 straight up and 10-8 against the spread and leads the Northwest division – and the conference – by two games over the Denver Nuggets. The Thunder won their third straight with a 101-91 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday but failed to cash as an 11.5-point home favorite. The score was over the total of 186.5.
Golden State is 6-11 SU and 8-9 ATS and is in 4th place in the Pacific division, four games back of the co-leading Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. The Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 101-93 on Wednesday and cashed as a 4-point home favorite. The score was over the total of 192.5.
Head-to-head, Oklahoma City is 7-3 straight up but just 4-6 against the point spread in the past 10 meetings. This is the first meeting between the teams this season. The Thunder won two of the three meetings last season, including a 115-114 squeaker in the last meeting on March 29. Oklahoma City failed to cover as an 11-point home favorite and the score was over the total of 213.5.
Oklahoma City is third in the league in field goal percentage at 47.2, and is second in the league in free throw percentage at 80.4.
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