Mavericks-Thunder Spread at Oklahoma City -6.5 – March 5
Carrie Stroup here with your Mavericks-Thunder spread, which was coming in at Oklahoma City -6.5. You can find all the latest NBA betting odds at Sportsbook.com here and receive up to $250 in FREE CASH based on your initial deposit.
Sportsbook.com Line & Total: Oklahoma City -6.5 & 196
Opening Line & Total: Thunder -7 & 195.5
The Thunder look to extend their home SU winning streak to 12 when they host rival Dallas on Monday night.
Oklahoma City is coming off a disappointing road loss at Atlanta. But the Thunder have been nearly unstoppable at home all year, going 15-1 SU (9-7 ATS). They’ve been especially overpowering of late, blowing away Boston and the Lakers by 15 apiece on back-to-back nights to wrap up the first half of the season. The Mavs, meanwhile, have struggled to find their way since the All-Star break, going 1-3 SU and extending their ATS losing streak to five.
Dallas finally got a big night out of PF Dirk Nowitzki (19.7 PPG) on Saturday, as he scored a season-high 40 in a 102-96 win over Utah in a game that wasn’t as close as the final scored would indicate (they led by as many as 23 in the fourth quarter before the Jazz closed the gap in garbage time). Sixth man Jason Terry (14.6 PPG) also broke out of a mini-slump in that game as well, scoring 22 on 8-for-15 shooting in his first 20-point game since Feb. 1.
But Dallas has struggled to shoot on the road all year, hitting just 31.3% of its threes and averaging 91.5 PPG. In their past three road games, all SU and ATS losses, they’ve averaged a mere 91.3 PPG. However, head coach Rick Carlisle usually gets his team up for the big road games, going 58-34 ATS (63.0%, +20.6 Units) when playing teams with winning records on the road in his time with Dallas.
The Thunder return home after an East Coast road swing that saw them win SU and ATS in Philadelphia and Orlando but lose in an upset at Atlanta on Saturday. SF Kevin Durant (28.2 PPG on 50.8% FG) and PG Russell Westbrook (23.6 PPG) have picked up where they left off so far after the All-Star break. Durant averaged 32.0 PPG and hit 45.8% of his threes during their East coast swing, while Westbrook added 25.3 PPG and 6.0 APG. Durant has been unstoppable in home games, averaging 27.1 PPG while hitting 56.3% of his field goals and 42.6% of his threes.
Oklahoma City has also been a very good bet when well-rested: They’re 19-5 SU and 15-9 ATS with at least a day of rest this season.
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
