LiontipsOklahoma vs New York. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Thunder are battling Houston for the bottom spot of the Western Conference. Team is horrible on both defense and offense, so they deserved to be at the bottom of the standings.
Oklahoma is approaching the game against New York in a terrible mood after two consecutive defeats. Team was not ready for the game against Sacramento (111:117) and then was crushed by Phoenix (97:115). Thunder will try to improve the situation in the next game, but it will be extremely hard to do with such a bad performance.
Tom Thibodeau tried to make his team better for a long time. Now team is out of the play-in zone, but their performance is finally starting to improve.
New York put up a three-game winning streak, which is still active. Team recorded an easy victory over Atlanta (101:87), after that they beat Minnesota (96:88) and Detroit (94:85). After this success team rose to the 9th spot in the standings, but New Yorkers are capable of better, they were among the leaders of the Eastern Conference.
Trends
СтавкаOklahoma: total over 96.5 points
Club managed to beat the total in each of five most recent matches
СтавкаFirst points scored - a two-pointer
Each of five most recent head-to-head games started with a two-point shot
Tip and bets
New York is coming for a victory and team is a favourite of the match by bookmakers' opinion. Tom Thibodeau's men showed class in previous matches, but their opponents were hampered by problems.
Oklahoma is not looking terrible at home, team recorded three consecutive victories at home. We think that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and co will be able to put up a fight to the opponent due to support of home fans.
Our prediction - Handicap (+9) points for Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder are trying to play more aggressively at home, so visitors will have to do something. New Yorkers are aiming for the fourth position, so we are expecting a high-scoring game.
Our second bet is on total over 199,5 points
