Oklahoma City Thunder at Philadelphia 76ers Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 12/4/2014
Friday, December 5, 2014 at 7:00 PM
Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia
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The Oklahoma City Thunder will head out on the road on Friday night to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a game between the two lowest-scoring teams in the NBA. Last season, the Thunder won both of their games against the 76ers.
On Tuesday night, the Thunder had their two-game winning streak snapped when they were beaten 112-104 by the New Orleans Pelicans on the road. They made just seven of their 24 three-point attempts in that loss, and they ended up turning the ball over 17 times.
The Thunder have played well on defense so far this season, but their offense has only been able to average 91.7 points per game. Power forward Serge Ibaka has scored 15.2 points per game this year while grabbing a team-high 7.3 rebounds per game. Shooting guard Jeremy Lamb has come off of the Thunder's bench to average 12.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
On Wednesday night, the 76ers were finally able to pick up their first win of the year by defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 85-77 on the road. They made just 39 percent of their shots in that game, but they were also able to hold the Wolves to a 35.7 percent field goal percentage.
The 76ers have played better defense recently, but they are still near the bottom of the league by giving up 104.3 points per game. Point guard Alexey Shved currently has a team-high 20.2 PER by averaging 10.4 points per game in just 17.4 minutes per game off of the bench.
Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Trends
Oklahoma City Thunder are 9-8-1 Against the Spread
Oklahoma City Thunder are 5-12-0 against the Over/Under
Philadelphia 76ers Betting Trends
Philadelphia 76ers are 8-9-1 Against the Spread
Philadelphia 76ers are 8-10-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Oklahoma City Thunder
12/04/14 F Mitch McGary Foot is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Philadelphia
12/04/14 F Perry Jones Knee is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Philadelphia
Philadelphia 76ers
12/04/14 G Alexey Shved Hip "?" Friday vs. Oklahoma City
11/28/14 G Tony Wroten Knee out indefinitely
10/27/14 G Jason Richardson Foot out for season
10/23/14 F Joel Embiid Foot out indefinitely
Tony's Pick: Take Oklahoma City
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