Two of the best point guards in the NBA will do battle tonight when Russell Westbrook’s Oklahoma City Thunder square off with Isaiah Thomas’ Boston Celtics in Beantown. Sportsbooks opened the Thunder as 5.5-point underdogs with a total of 209.
- The Celtics are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games at home.
- The Thunder are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games against the Celtics.
- The favored team is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games in this matchup.
Westbrook leads the NBA in scoring at 31.3 points per game while Thomas ranks seventh at 26.7. Thomas has posted 13 consecutive 20-point affairs and scored 14 of his 28 in the fourth quarter in Boston’s 109-102 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.
If the Celtics are going to make a deep playoff run, they’ll need better production from big man Al Horford. Horford has scored fewer than 20 points in each of the last eight games, and he certainly hasn’t lived up to his potential after signing a four-year, $113-million deal with Boston in the offseason.
OKC has been fade material lately, as the Thunder have gone just 2-5 ATS over the course of their past seven tilts.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Boston Celtics opened as -5.5-point favorites at online sportsbook Sportsbook, while the NBA total line was sitting around 209 at Sportsbook for those who prefer OVER/UNDER betting on the total amount of points scored.
Handicapping prediction models run by the computers at Odds Shark pick a 107-104 result in favor of the Celtics. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Oklahoma City Thunder will try to spoil the party on Friday; they are 14-15 ATS against the betting spread this NBA season, while the Boston Celtics are 17-12 ATS. Oklahoma City is 12-16-1 vs the betting total points scored; Boston is 11-18. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Boston vs Oklahoma City injuries news.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 8-rated Boston Celtics and the No. 11-ranked Oklahoma City Thunder, according to the NBA Power Rankings here at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder rank No. 3 in the league with 45.79 per game. That compares with Boston's No. 27 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Boston is the NBA's No. 5-ranked team at 10.97 per game, while the Oklahoma City Thunder rate No. 19 with 8.52 per contest.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
New Orleans was victimized by Russell Westbrook for 42 points as the Thunder defeated the Pelicans 121-110 in NBA action on Wednesday.
The Celtics got 28 points from Isaiah Thomas as Boston ran past Indiana 109-102 on Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
- Oklahoma City is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
- Oklahoma City is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games
- Oklahoma City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
- Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
- Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Boston's last 23 games
- Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Oklahoma City home to Minnesota, Sunday, December 25th
Boston at New York, Sunday, December 25th
