Spurs Still Own One Of The Best Home-Court Advantages In NBA
It has not been the best season in recent memory for the San Antonio Spurs – far from it – but Gregg Popovich still has his squad cruising at home. The Spurs are 6-0 SU and ATS in their last six games at the AT&T Center while holding opponents to just 91.8 points per game in that span. Can the Spurs continue their home domination when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder?
The Spurs are coming off back-to-back losses but the biggest loss might be that of LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge suffered a knee injury during the Spurs’ most recent game against the Wizards – and though it’s not serious, any time the forward misses could result in the Spurs dropping out of the playoff picture. Aldridge, who is officially questionable for Thursday, averaged 31 points and 9.3 rebounds in the seven games prior to his injury against the Wizards.
Despite losses in two of their past three, the Thunder have been playing their best basketball of the season during the month of March – winning seven of their last nine games while averaging 111.8 points per game. That span includes a 104-94 victory over the Spurs in which Russell Westbrook recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The San Antonio Spurs bring a 43-32 record (37-34-4 ATS) to the battle against the 44-31 Oklahoma City Thunder, who are 31-43-1 ATS. Fans OVER/UNDER betting have seen the Spurs go 34-41 so far and the Thunder go 34-41. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and San Antonio vs Oklahoma City injuries news.
According to the betting Power Rankings at OddsShark, it's the No. 12-rated Spurs and the No. 16-rated Thunder in this NBA matchup.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively the game matches up San Antonio's No. 28-ranked offense (102.49 PPG) against an Oklahoma City defense that ranks No. 8 at 104.03 PPG. The Spurs have averaged 45.82% from the field per game, more than the Thunder have managed so far this NBA season (45.5% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Thunder got 23 points from Russell Westbrook, but it was Portland that prevailed in a 108-105 final on Sunday at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
San Antonio got 13 points from LaMarcus Aldridge but lost anyway 116-106 against the Wizards on Tuesday at Capital One Arena.
Next Betting Matchups
Oklahoma City home to Denver, Friday, March 30
San Antonio home to Houston, Sunday, April 1