Oklahoma City Thunder at Boston Celtics Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 11/11/2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 7:30 PM
TD Garden in Boston
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On Wednesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder will go on the road to take on the Boston Celtics, who are near the top of the league in team scoring.
Last season, the Thunder were able to win both of their games against the Celtics. Not only did they win those games, they were able to win both of them by at least 18 points.
Thunder big man Serge Ibaka has faced the Celtics 10 times in his career and is averaging 10.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game against them. Veteran guard Sebastian Telfair has been able to average 6.7 points and 3.3 assists against Boston in his career, while point guard Reggie Jackson has averaged 9.4 points per game against them.
Last Saturday, the Celtics won their second game in a row when they beat the Chicago Bulls 106-101 on the road. They made 51.9 percent of their shots in that game and they finished with a 45-38 rebounding advantage.
The Celtics are currently near the top of the league in points per game and assist per game, but their defense is also giving up 106 points per game. Power forward Jared Sullinger has had a good start to the season by averaging 14.5 points and a team-high 8.3 rebounds per game. Small forward Jeff Green leads Boston in scoring with 19.7 points per game.
Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Trends
Oklahoma City Thunder are 4-3-0 Against the Spread
Oklahoma City Thunder are 2-4-0 against the Over/Under
Boston Celtics Betting Trends
Boston Celtics are 3-3-0 Against the Spread
Boston Celtics are 5-1-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Oklahoma City Thunder
11/11/14 G Andre Roberson Knee expected to miss Tuesday vs. Milwaukee
11/11/14 F Perry Jones Knee expected to miss Tuesday vs. Milwaukee
11/10/14 G Anthony Morrow Knee "?" Tuesday vs. Milwaukee
10/31/14 G Russell Westbrook Hand out indefinitely
10/27/14 F Grant Jerrett Ankle out indefinitely
10/24/14 F Mitch McGary Foot out indefinitely
10/12/14 F Kevin Durant Foot out indefinitely
Boston Celtics
11/10/14 G James Young Personal "?" Wednesday vs. Oklahoma City
11/08/14 G Marcus Smart Ankle expected to miss 2-3 weeks
11/08/14 G Rajon Rondo Hand "?"
10/27/14 C Vitor Faverani Knee out indefinitely
Guy's Pick: Take Boston
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