The 9-3 Oklahoma City Thunder will travel out east for a day after Thanksgiving NBA pro basketball game against the Boston Celtics on Friday night. Tip off time from Boston is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.
The NBA odds at the open reveal Oklahoma City the -2 point road favorite with the over under lined at 194 points. The early money has shown on the side of road team as Oklahoma City is now favored by -3 ½ points. There has been no movement on the total as the game is now lined at 198 points.
Oklahoma City has won three straight against Boston. During the lockout shortened season last year the Thunder won both meetings home and away and covered the spread in each game. When the teams met in Boston the Thunder earned the 97-88 road win as a -2 ½ point favorite. Trend: Oklahoma City Thunder is 3-0 ATS in their past three games with the Boston Celtics.
The Thunder is riding a three game win streak. They faced a major test on Wednesday night and defat the LA Clippers 117-111 as a -3 ½ point betting favorite in overtime. On the season the Thunder is shooting the ball very well with 48% from the floor and the team is the #1 three point shooting team in basketball averaging 44% from beyond the arc. They limit teams to 42.8% shooting raking fifth in the league. Kevin Durant leads the team with 25 points a game and nearly 50% shooting from the floor.
Boston has lost two straight and three of their past four games. Their defense has struggled as they have given up 106 points per game in their three losses. Teams are connecting on 46% from the floor against them. Following a bad 20 point road loss at Detroit the team hosted San Antonio on Wednesday and drops a 112-100 home loss as a +1 ½ point underdog.
