The Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs have been dubbed the two best teams in the NBA’s Western Conference all season long, but don’t tell that to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder are riding an eight-game winning streak and will be looking to push it to nine when they face off against the Detroit Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Tuesday. OKC has had great success in this series, emerging triumphant in 12 of the last 13 matchups between the clubs.
- The Thunder are 4-1 ATS in their last five games on the road.
- The Pistons are 1-3 ATS in their last four games as home underdogs.
- The total has gone UNDER in the Pistons' last four games with two days off between games.
A big reason for the Thunder’s success has been the play of dynamic point guard Russell Westbrook. Westbrook has recorded five triple-doubles in the aforementioned streak, and is coming off a 26 points, 12 assists and 11 boards night in Toronto on Monday. Westbrook’s 16 triple-doubles are the most in a regular season since Magic Johnson’s 17 in 1988-89.
The whole Thunder bunch as a whole are shooting the lights out. OKC is shooting 51 percent over the run, while eclipsing 110 points in each victory.
As a result of their high-scoring ways, the OVER has been a hot bet. The OVER is 11-3 in the Thunder’s last 14 with a closing total of 125.5 or less. Oddsmakers opened tonight’s tilt with an O/U of 215.5.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Odds makers at Sportsbook opened the Detroit Pistons as 4-point underdogs in this betting matchup earlier today, while the OVER/UNDER betting line was sitting around 213 earlier at Sportsbook.
Handicapping models based on recent betting stats and prediction formulas pick a 110-101 win for the Thunder. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Detroit Pistons Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Detroit Pistons sport a record of 39-35 and 37-34-3 ATS heading into this matchup, while the Oklahoma City Thunder sit at 52-22 and 32-39-3 ATS on the NBA season. The OVER/UNDER totals betting records are 38-34-2 for the Detroit Pistons and 34-40 for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Detroit vs Oklahoma City injuries news.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 12-rated Detroit Pistons and the No. 7-ranked Oklahoma City Thunder, according to the NBA Power Rankings here at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively the game matches up Detroit's No. 16-ranked offense (102.38 PPG) against a Oklahoma City Thunder defense that ranks No. 14 at 102.72 PPG. The Detroit Pistons have averaged 44.09% from the field per game, less than the Oklahoma City Thunder have managed so far this NBA season (47.8% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Oklahoma City got 34 points from Kevin Durant en route to a 119-100 victory over Toronto on Monday at Air Canada Centre.
Detroit got 21 points and 21 rebounds from Tobias Harris in a losing cause in a 112-95 loss to Atlanta on Saturday at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
- Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Oklahoma City is 7-13-1 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
- Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
- Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Oklahoma City home to Los Angeles, Thursday, March 31st
Detroit home to Dallas, Friday, April 1st
