Golden St Warriors versus Oklahoma City Thunder Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 1-23-2013

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The 33-9 Oklahoma City Thunder will hit the road on a back to back to face the 25-15 Golden St Warriors in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from Golden St is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.

The current pro basketball odds from this game has the road team Oklahoma City Thunder -2 ½ points with the over under line at 206 points. There has been no movement in this line since it opened up a few hours ago.

The teams went head to head on November 18th and it was the Thunder with the 119-109 home win against the Warriors as a -9 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at over 197 ½ points. Trend: Oklahoma City Thunder is 4-0 ATS in their past four meetings with the Golden St Warriors

The Thunder is 14-6 on the road this season. They earn their seventh win in eight games after a 109-97 road win last night against the LA Clippers as a -2 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at over 200 ½ points. OKC had a great shooting night hitting on over 52% from the field and 15 of 27 from the three point line. The Thunder does catch a bit of a break as Chris Paul does not play due to injury. Oklahoma City survived 16 turnovers with hot shooting. Kevin Durant had 32 points and 7 assists on 12 of 19 shooting and 5 of 6 from three. OKC is a top three team in the league in four important offensive categories which are points scored, field goal, free throw and three point shooting. Even with all these great offensives stats the team does play defense by allowing 43% shooting good for third in the NBA in defensive field goal percentage.

Golden St enters play with a home mark of 13-6 on the year. The team increased their win streak to two games following a 106-99 home win on Monday to the LA Clippers as a +4 ½ point underdog. The over under line came in at over 197 ½ points. The Warriors are powered by a good fourth quarter in the win as they outscore the Clippers 33-19. Golden St shot 52% from the floor and connected on 12 of 22 from the three point line. They survived 17 turnovers. Stephen Curry had 28 points and six assists on 9 of 14 shooting. Golden St is the best three point shooting team in the league connecting on 39.4% from beyond the arc. Their turnaround this season has been sparked by good defense as they allow just 43.4% shooting good for fourth in the NBA.

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