Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors Game 5 Betting Odds - Free Pick
Date:
May 26, 9:00 pm
Location:
Oracle Center
TV:
TNT
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Golden State Warriors -7.5
Total:
220
<p>The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel to Oakland, CA to face off with the Golden State Warriors at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California for Game Five of the Western Conference Finals. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:00 PM and is to be aired on TNT. The Thunder once again trounced the Warriors in Game Four by a score of 118-94. The Game 5 betting odds opened with the Warriors a -7.5 favorite with the total line offered at 221.</p>
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<div class="heading">Oklahoma City vs. Golden State Game 5 Overview</div>
<p>Oklahoma City continues to exude their will in this series as they have routed Golden State yet again for the second consecutive game. Oklahoma City dominated this contest like they did Game Three, leading by as much as 25 points before they once again took their foot off the gas. The Warriors have simply not had a response for OKC's prolific attack as Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook continue to score at will.</p>
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<div class="heading">Key Betting Trends</div>
<p>As a result of Game Three, the Thunder are 47-49 ATS. As for the Warriors, they have fallen to 53-41 ATS. With all things considered, Golden State has only lost game at home in the playoffs and 46-3 SU at home, this season. </p>
<div class="heading">Public Consensus</div>
<p>73% of the public are now on Oklahoma City with the points against the spread. Furthering the narrative of the public's infatuation with the OKC, 60% of the consensus are with the Thunder on the Money Line. Oklahoma City comes in at +300, the Warriors still require a tall freshly squeezed glass of juice at -360. The Total Line is sitting at 220.5 with 88% of the consensus liking the over. </p>
Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors Pick
Playing the chalk is typically a risky move but when you get Golden State at a price that may actually not be inflated for once we cannot resist. The Thunder have owned Golden State all series long, we won't dispute that. However, two of Oklahoma City's recently impressive results were fostered in the confines of the Chesapeake Energy Arena when they smacked Golden State up and down the court in both Game Three and Game Four. We would be remiss to mention OKC's upset of Golden State at the Oracle Center in Game One and how the defending champions responded to that outcome. In Game Two, the Warriors answered with fury and smoked the Thunder by a margin of twenty-seven.
This market is a clear cut example of an overreaction to the stellar play of the Thunder. Lest us forget that champions perform their best when their back is against a wall. Don't expect the Warriors to bow out after they were sullied in their last two fixtures, especially in an arena they have owned for the last two seasons. Golden State has lost just six times at home in the last two seasons including the playoffs when they are in Oakland. While Golden State may be in unfamiliar territory with a "win or die" scenario in play, this market plays right in to our sweet spot as the Warriors will likely go back to the drawing board and find ways to slow down OKC. It starts with scoring and with many fixtures being high-scoring as of late, the market anticipates another barnburner. With this being said, we will fade the public in both the Spread and Total Line markets and take Golden State and the Under in a "best bet" opportunity as the Warriors will likely rely on revamping their defensive operations to send this series back to Oklahoma City.
Free Pick:
Golden State -7.5 and UNDER 220.5
