Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors NBA Betting Preview & Odds
NBA Action on Monday night and we will see the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Local TV will carry this game, which has a start time of 7:30 pm EST.
Current betting odds for this game have the have the Thunder listed as 2.5 point favorites, while the total has been set at 211.
The Oklahoma City Thunder come in on a roll as they have now won their last 7 games after crushing San Antonio by 19 points on Saturday night. Let’s be fair though as the Spurs were resting everyone in that game. The Thunder are now 51-22 on the year, including 21-13 on the road and if the playoffs started today then they would have the 3rd seed in the West. Even though they beat up on a spurs team that was resting all its starters, make no mistake this will be a dangerous team in the playoffs. The thunder have outscored their opponents 117-100.1 ppg during the win streak. OKC is led by Kevin Durant, who averages 27.9 ppg, which is 3rd in the league and he also leads the team in rebounding at 8.3 rpg. He had 31 points and 10 boards in the win over the Spurs. Russell Westbrook had 29 points in that game and is second at 23.7 ppg. Serge Ibaka (12.6 ppg) and Enes Kanter (12.5 ppg) round out the double digit scorers on the team. Oklahoma City comes in ranked 2nd in the league in scoring, putting up 110.2 ppg, while also ranking 3rd in shooting overall, 18th from long range and 7th from the charity stripe. The defensive numbers are pretty average as they come in ranked 14th in points allowed, giving up 102.8 ppg, while also ranking 6th defensive FG% overall and 7th in 3-point defense. On the road the Thunder have averaged 111.4 ppg on 47.8% shooting, while allowing 106.2 ppg on 44.4% shooting.
Trends: The Thunder have gone 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game, but also 7-15 ATS in their last 22 games following a ATS win and 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points. The Over is 12-5 in their last 17 games playing on 1 days rest, while the Under is 11-5 in their last 16 vs. the Atlantic.
The Toronto Raptors Continue to have a solid season as they are now 49-23 overall after knocking off the Pelicans in the road by a score of 115-91 on Saturday night. The Raptors lead the Atlantic Division by 6.5 games over the Celtics and they have the 2nd best record in the East. They have a solid lead in the Atlanta with just 10 games to go and 5 of the games are on the road and five are at home. Now the bad news. Including this one vs the Thunder, their next 7 games are vs teams that would be in the playoffs if they started today. Toronto is led by Demar DeRozan, who averages 23.6 ppg on the year, which is top 10 in the league. Kyle Lowry is having a solid year, putting up 21.9 ppg, while leading the team in rebounding is Jonas Valanciunas at 9.0 rpg, and he is 3rd on the team in scoring at 12.7 ppg. Rounding out the double digit scorers is Demarre Carroll at 11.7 ppg, but he has been out with a knee injury and no timetable for his return has been set. Toronto comes in ranked 14th in the league in scoring, putting up 102.9 ppg, while also ranking 13th in shooting overall, 3rd from long range and 11th from the charity stripe. The defensive numbers are solid as they come in ranked 5th in points allowed, giving up just 98.2 ppg, while also ranking 12th defensive FG% overall, but they do struggle at defending the arc, where they rank 29th. At home this year the Raptors are 28-8 SU & 19-17 ATS and have averaged 104.7 ppg on 45.8% shooting, while allowing 98.1 ppg on 45.2% shooting.
Trends: Toronto is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning road record and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, but just 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 1 days rest and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Northwest. The Over is 9-1-1 in their last 11 vs. the Western Conference, while the Under is 6-1 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
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