Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The San Antonio Spurs (5-2) are 5.5-point underdogs against the Oklahoma City Thunder (6-2) in Sunday’s 7:00 PM ET clash.
The home team has actually been bet up from an opener of -5 thanks to a plethora of action that shows them gaining the admiration of nearly 70% of tracked NBA bettors.
The total started off at 197 but has been bet down to 195.
The Spurs are a perfect 5-0 at home this season but will be taking to the road where they are winless at 0-2 on the year.
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San Antonio has won 3 of their last 4 games but has covered the odds in just half of those showdowns.
The aging Spurs have been playing some low-scoring games recently and have gone under the total in 3 of their last 5.
Oklahoma City has played tough at home this year and is 4-1 when playing on their home court.
The Thunder has had a good season but have been defeated in 2 of their last 3 games while going under the total in every single one of those meetings.
San Antonio won the most recent meeting 109-105 at home as 7-point favorites with the Thunder covering the odds.
That being said, the Spurs covered the NBA odds in the last 5 games before that letdown and have won 6 straight against Oklahoma City.
The over has been a winner in 6 of the last 8 head-to-head meetings between the Spurs and the Thunder.
The Thunder has the edge on offense and lead the Spurs in points scored, field goal percentage, and free throw percentage.
San Antonio has shown to be the better defensive squad and is allowing 6.4 less points per game than Oklahoma City despite allowing 1.7% more shooting from the field.
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