Friday, May 25th, 2012
The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel to the Bay Area to face the Golden St Warriors in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night.
Tip off time is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread opened up in this NBA game with the road team Oklahoma City Thunder favored by -5 points with an over under lined at 198 points.
Early money has landed on the side of the home team as Oklahoma City is now favored by -4 ½ points.
The total has not moved off the opening line of 198 points.
Oklahoma City Thunder money line supporters will lay –175 odds with the home underdog Golden St Warriors bringing back +165 odds to win straight up without the aid of points on their side.
Oklahoma City won two of the three meetings last year with each team winning at home. Golden St covered the point spread in all three games.
There were two overs and one under in the games.
Oklahoma City will head to Golden St with a record of 15-3 on the year. The team is 7-2 on the road.
The Thunder puts up 99 points and hit son 47.2% of their shots with 35.9% coming from the three point line. OKC makes 80.4% from the line.
On defense Oklahoma City gives up 93 points and 41.5% shooting. Teams connect on 28.3% from three against them.
The Thunder has been red hot winners of three straight and nine of their past 10 games.
They are coming off the 101-91 home win on Wednesday night to the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night as a -11 ½ point betting favorite.
The total landed over the closing line of 186 ½ points.
The Thunder shot 53.1% from the floor with 5 of 13 coming from the three point line.
Kevin Durant led OKC with 25 points and seven rebounds on 9 of 13 shooting.
Off the bench James Harden had 18 points with six assists as he made 4 of his 5 shots and 9 of 10 from the free throw line.
Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka both had 14 points in the victory.
They allowed New Orleans 46.7% shooting with 1 of 7 from three.
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Golden St will host the Thunder with a mark of 6-11 on the 2011-12 campaign. The club is 4-6 on their home court.
The Warriors average 95 points and 46% shooting with 36.7% coming from the three point line. Golden St connects on 71.4% from the free throw line.
Defensively the team allows 98 points and 44.8% shooting. Teams connect on 37.1% from the three point line against them.
The team is coming off the 101-93 home win on Wednesday night to the Portland Trailblazers as a -3 ½ point betting favorite to break a three game losing streak.
The total landed over the closing line of 192 ½ points.
The Warriors rallied past a tired Trailblazers team who was playing in a back to back to back in the second half by outscoring them 53-40 in the win.
Golden St connected on 51.9% from the field with 11 of 20 coming from the three point line.
They grabbed 13 less rebounds than the Trailblazers.
Stephen Curry led the club with 32 points and seven assists on 12 of 19 shooting.
David Lee had 26 points as he made 12 of his 21 shots and grabbed five boards.
Off the bench Brandon Rush scored 14 points and had six rebounds.
They allowed Portland just 41% shooting with 8 of 21 coming from the three point line.
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