Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 1/4/2015
Monday, January 5, 2015 at 10:30 PM
Oracle Arena in Oakland
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The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to extend their two-game winning streak when they face the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. The Warriors have been able to win both of their games against the Thunder this season.
The Thunder have now won four out of their last five games after defeating the Washington Wizards 109-102 on Friday night. They made eight of their 19 three-pointers in that game and finished with a solid 53 field goal percentage.
Through 34 games, the Thunder are one of the better rebounding teams in the league and they have only given up 97.4 points per game. Since coming back from injury, superstar small forward Kevin Durant has bee able to average 25.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and just under four assists per game. Point guard Russell Westbrook has scored 27.3 points per game while dishing out 7.1 assists per game.
On Friday night, the Warriors won their third straight game by routing the Toronto Raptors 126-105 at home. They shot the ball very well in that win and only ended up turning the ball over nine times.
The Warriors are currently second in the NBA in scoring with just under 109 points per game. Point guard Stephen Curry has a very good 26.9 PER right now by averaging 23.1 points, 7.8 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Their top rebounder has been veteran center Andrew Bogut, who has grabbed 9.3 boards per game.
Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Trends
Oklahoma City Thunder are 16-17-1 Against the Spread
Oklahoma City Thunder are 13-19-0 against the Over/Under
Golden State Warriors Betting Trends
Golden State Warriors are 20-10-1 Against the Spread
Golden State Warriors are 14-17-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Oklahoma City Thunder
12/17/14 F Mitch McGary Tibia out indefinitely
Golden State Warriors
12/19/14 C Andrew Bogut Knee out indefinitely
01/04/15 C Festus Ezeli Ankle out indefinitely
Josh's Pick: Take Golden State
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