Chicago Bulls at Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Pick - Odds - Free ATS Prediction
Date:
February 1, 9:30 pm
Location:
Chesapeake Energy Center
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Oklahoma -3
Total:
205.5
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The Chicago Bulls will travel to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a Western Conference showdown at the Chesapeake Energy Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:35 PM ET and set to be aired for national audiences on NBA TV. Both teams have won three of the last six meetings between both sides.
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Chicago Bulls at Oklahoma City Thunder Overview<br />
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The Bulls enter off a win as a seven-point favorite hosting Philadelphia, three days ago. For the Bulls, the season has more or less been a roller coaster ride as they own wins against some noteworthy competition whilst also suffering losses against teams that they should normally beat.
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The Thunder have lost their last two in a row, coming off a thrashing sustained at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs, last night. Russell Westbrook has carried this team on his back after Kevin Durant left for Golden State. He remains to average a triple-double in every performance (30.6 PPG, 10.3 APG, 10.6 RBG).
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Chicago at Oklahoma Key Betting Trends<br />
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The Thunder enter this fixture 28-21 SU while posting a 26-22 mark against the spread.
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For the Bulls, they come in at 24-25 SU while posting a 23-26 record against the spread overall.
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The Thunder stand at 16-6 SU at home this year.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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So far we have seen some heavy initial action on the Bulls, as this market has opened as high as OKC spotting six points to the Bulls, cutting the market in half to -3. The Thunder require juice as a home favorite as -155 on the Money Line. On the contrary, the Bulls sit as a +135 underdog. In Over/Under markets, the price has reduced by 2.5 points to 205.5, indicating heavy action on the Under as well.
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Chicago Bulls at Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction
We are going to come in and fade a potential overreaction to the demolition job the Thunder suffered last night at San Antonio. Such a result can yield such a response and when you factor in laying lumber after the fact, most takes want nothing to do with this. The fact remains, Chicago has been a mediocre ball club on the road this year and Oklahoma City has been a different team on their own court. As we have highlighted previously, Oklahoma City is led by a strong candidate for MVP at this point in Russell Westbrook, whose play has been the catalyst in OKC being competitive this season. The Thunder are stronger in scoring, field goal efficiency and even bode a stronger bench (something the Bulls have prided themselves on). This makes the Thunder at home to be a true value play at a lower price than we can expect to normally pay.
Free Pick:
Take Oklahoma City -3 and Over 205.5
