Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors ($50 Prize!)
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December 18, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 114-109. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
On Thursday, March, 3rd at 10:30 P.M. the (41-18) Oklahoma City Thunder will be on the road to take on the (53-5) Golden State Warriors. “The Crowd” projects a final score of Warriors 114.2 – Thunder 109.5 with an over/under of 223.7. The Warriors enter the game with a (24-0) home record while the Thunder are (16-10) on the road.
Point differential: Warriors +11.3 (2nd) Thunder +7.2 (3rd)
Points per game: Warriors 115.4 (1st) Thunder 110 (2nd)
Points allowed per game: Thunder 102.8 (18th) Warriors 104.1 (tied for 21st)
Field Goal Percentage Offense: Warriors 48.8% (2nd) Thunder 47.6% (3rd)
Three Point Percentage: Warriors 42% (1st) Thunder 35.6% (tied for 11th)
Free Throw Percentage: Thunder 78.6% (9th) Warriors 75.5% (17th)
Field Goal Percentage Defense: Warriors 43.4% (3rd) Thunder 44% (8th)
Turnovers committed per game: Thunder 15 (tied for 24th) Warriors 15.1 (26th)
Turnovers forced per game: Warriors 14.2 (tied for 13th) Thunder 12.9 (25th)
Rebounds per game: Thunder 47.7 (2nd) Warriors 46.3 (4th)
Assists per game: Warriors 29.1 (1st) Thunder 22.6 (tied for 9th)
The Warriors are (9-1) in their last 10 games whereas the Thunder are just (5-5). These teams are pretty evenly matched but Golden State holds a slight advantage in most of the major statistical categories. The Warriors have won four of their last five games against the Thunder including a gut wrenching 121-118 overtime game in their last match-up. I expect this to be a very high scoring game with the two best offenses in the league going head to head. I like the Warriors to take this one at home.
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