Thunder vs Spurs Point Spread Game 5 NBA Playoffs 2016
The only NBA Playoffs game on tap this evening is a pivotal Game 5 showdown between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. Tip off in tonight's…
The only NBA Playoffs game on tap this evening is a pivotal Game 5 showdown between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. Tip off in tonight’s standalone contest is set for 8:00pm ET at the AT&T Center; coverage of the game will be provided by TNT. The latest point spread from Bovada.lv has the hosting Spurs favored at -7. The total is set at 200 and the Thunder are getting +260 odds to win outright ($100 wins $260).
San Antonio has dropped just two home games all season, but one of those came in the Thunder’s stunning 98-97 Game 2 upset last Monday night. Can Kevin Durant and company do it again?
Sunday’s Game 4 effort would suggest they can as they evened the series at two games apiece with a 111-97 victory in OKC. As a team the Thunder shot 50.6 percent from the field and they out-rebounded the Spurs 51 to 41. Oklahoma City’s long range shooting proved the biggest difference in the outcome as it went 9-of-23 from beyond the arc compared to San Antonio’s abysmal 2-for-12 three-point shooting effort.
Durant starred for the Thunder, totaling 41 points while Russell Westbrook tallied 14 points and 15 assists. Center Steven Adams also came up big, recording a 16 point, 11 rebound double-double.
In spite of that lopsided result, Oklahoma City can expect a San Antonio rebound. Not only are the Spurs 43-2 at home, they are not a team prone to back-to-back losses. In fact, San Antonio had not dropped back-to-back games all season long until the final week of the regular season when it succumbed to the Warriors, Nuggets and Warriors in succession.
Even worse for the Thunder, the Spurs are 13-0 straight up and 12-1 against the spread since November 17, 2014 when playing as a -7 or greater home favorite coming off a road loss.
San Antonio is also 5-0 straight up and 4-1 against the spread in its last five meetings with the Thunder when playing as a favorite coming off a loss.
Thunder vs Spurs Point Spread Game 5 NBA Playoffs 2016: NBA Point Spreads provided by Bovada.lv
Oklahoma City Thunder +7 (-110), Over 200 (-110), +260 (Moneyline)
San Antonio Spurs -7 (-110), Under 200 (-110), -320 (Moneyline)