Thursday, February 9th, 2012
The Atlanta Hawks will journey out on the road to face the upstart Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time at Oklahoma City is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage by the NBA package.
The LVSC NBA odds makers have set the opening point spread in this game and the home team Oklahoma City Thunder opened as 1 ½ point betting favorites with the over under coming in at 193.
The early money from the NBA bettors have come in on the road team Atlanta Hawks, as the Oklahoma City Thunder are currently a 1 point favorite.
The over under has been bet down early in the wagering as the total is currently lined at 191 ½ for the NBA betting public to play into.
NBA money line players who would like to play on the favored Oklahoma City Thunder will have to lay –120 odds for the team to win without the points a factor in the bet. The underdog Atlanta Hawks will return +100 to its backers on the money line.
This will be their second of two meetings on the season. These NBA teams met on January 18th in Atlanta with the Oklahoma City Thunder getting the 94-91 win as a 5-½ point underdog. Oklahoma City held the Atlanta Hawks to just 40% shooting and the Hawks were only 4 of 16 from beyond the arc.
The Thunder is winners of two straight and coming off a 112-104 home victory over the Golden St Warriors. The team has shot the ball very well over their two game winning streak combining for 51% shooting from the field. They are 2-1 on this current home stand and they face a days rest and no travel after playing at home on Sunday. Oklahoma City is 14-10 on their home court this season. Kevin Durant is an all star and has averaged over 33 points a game over his past 5 contests. He torched Golden St for 45 points on 16 of 21 shooting from the field and 11 rebounds. Guard Russell Westbrook had an outstanding game against the Warriors with 28 points. He got to the free throw line 17 times and converted 14.
Atlanta is coming off a road loss to the Orlando Magic on Saturday falling 104-86. The Hawks could only hit on 39% of their shots in defeat. The Hawks have had problems against the Magic and the team appears to have their number. The team is 11-11 on the highway this season. Joe Johnson who has a season average of 21 points a game on the season leads the Hawks. Guard Jamal Crawford has contributed off the bench with a 22 point per game average.
Trend: The Under is 4-1 in their past 5 meetings.
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