• Backdoor Cover
  • Posts
  • The Oklahoma City Thunder Look to Continue Their Win Streak at Home

The Oklahoma City Thunder Look to Continue Their Win Streak at Home

AuthorAuthor

Zach Beier & Chubbs Scheffler
January 18, 2023

Good morning,

Let’s dive in…

Developing Stories 📰

There is an NBA game tonight that caught our eyes. The Pacers continue their four-game road trip vs. the Oklahoma Thunder and have lost 3 in a row. Indiana is coming off a 132-119 loss in Milwaukee that was a tale of two halves. They struggled on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to get more stops in this one if they want to take down the Thunder on the road. The Thunder are led by 24-year-old guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who looks on track to make his first All-Star team in his fifth NBA season. The OKC Thunder are coming into this one after defeating the Brooklyn Nets, 112-102. They performed great on the defensive end of the court, as they made it extremely difficult for the Nets to consistently score. They will have to repeat that performance if they want to stay hot at home. The Pacers are allowing 116.3 points per game. This is the 22nd most points allowed.  I will be taking the home team in this matchup (- 4). The Pacers are without Tyrese Haliburton in this game and they have continued to struggle on the defensive end of the court. The Thunder are also 6-4 in their last 10 and they've won three straight. They are playing great basketball right now and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is very difficult to stop. He will lead the Thunder on the offensive end of the court and carry them to victory.

Headlines 🚨

On This Day in Sports History: Baseball Hall of Fame adds Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez

#1 seed Rafael Nadal loses Australian Open to American Mackenzie McDonald

Florida QB Jaden Rashada requested a release from his national letter of intent after a $13 million NIL deal fell through

Police say excessive speed was the cause in UGA fatal car crash

Investigators said former Alabama Basketball player Darius Miles provided gun in fatal shooting

LIV Golf working on closing a TV deal with CW network

Aaron Rodgers says he can win MVP again, but perhaps not with Packers

Cowboys kicker Brett Maher made history with his three missed extra points on Monday

The NFC East is the first division since 1997 to have three teams make the divisional round

Kansas State upsets #2 Kansas 83-82 in overtime thriller

Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh says he will return in 2023

LSU QB Walker Howard announces he will be transferring to Ole Miss

Trends 📈📉 via Oddsshark

🏀 Wizards at Knicks

  • Washington is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against New York

  • Washington is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against New York

  • New York is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington

  • New York is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games

🏀 Pacers at Thunder

  • Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City

  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City

  • Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games 

  • The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games

🏀 Cavaliers at Grizzlies 

  • The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Memphis

  • Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis

  • Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

  • Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games 

🏀 Heat at Pelicans

  • Miami is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New Orleans

  • Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing New Orleans

  • The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing Miami

  • New Orleans is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home

🏀 Hornets at Rockets

  • Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston

  • Charlotte is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston

  • Houston is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Charlotte

  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home

🏀 Clippers at Jazz

  • The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Clippers's last 14 games on the road

  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah

  • Utah is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against LA Clippers

  • The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games

🏀 Timberwolves at Nuggets

  • Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver

  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road

  • Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games 

  • Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

🏀 Kings at Lakers

  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games 

  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Sacramento

  • LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

🎓🏀 #15 UCONN at HALL

  • Connecticut is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing Seton Hall

  • Connecticut is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Seton Hall

  • Seton Hall is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

  • The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seton Hall's last 9 games when playing at home against Connecticut

🎓🏀 VT at #10 UVA

  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia Tech's last 6 games when playing on the road against Virginia

  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia's last 5 games when playing Virginia Tech

  • Virginia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

🎓🏀 #14 TCU at WVU

  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of TCU's last 5 games on the road

  • TCU is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

  • West Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against TCU

  • West Virginia is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games when playing TCU

🎓🏀 #16 AUB at LSU

  • Auburn is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against LSU

  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Auburn's last 6 games on the road

  • LSU is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home

  • The total has gone OVER in 11 of LSU's last 15 games when playing at home against Auburn

🎓🏀 #8 XAV at DEP

  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Xavier's last 5 games on the road

  • Xavier is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against DePaul

  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of DePaul's last 5 games when playing at home against Xavier

  • The total has gone UNDER in 10 of DePaul's last 12 games when playing Xavier

🎓🏀 #25 ARK at MIZZ

  • Arkansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Missouri

  • Arkansas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Missouri

  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Missouri's last 5 games at home

  • Missouri is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home

🎓🏀 #22 PROV at #20 MARQ

  • Providence is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

  • Providence is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road

  • Marquette is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

  • The total has gone OVER in 7 of Marquette's last 8 games at home

Public Money 🤑 via VSiN at 9AMCT

🏀 NBA

43% of bets and 68% of money is on MEM -8

36% of bets and 53% of money is on SAC -4.5

53% of bets and 65% of money is on OVER 236.5 CHA at HOU

64% of bets and 80% of money is on OKC -4

40% of bets and 50% of money is on OVER 239.5 IND at OKC

🎓🏀 NCAAB

24% of bets and 43% of money is on UNDER 135.5 CONN at HALL

31% of bets and 59% of money is on UNDER 126.5 VT at UVA

34% of bets and 47% of money is on WVU -2.5

36% of bets and 50% of money is on UNDER 148.5 WVU at TCU

41% of bets and 75% of money is on LSU +4.5

22% of bets and 54% of money is on UNDER 138.5 AUB at LSU

53% of bets and 84% of money is on OVER 157.5 XAV at DEP

40% of bets and 78% of money is on UNDER 151.5 PROV at MARQ

Future Odds 🔮 via Bovada Sportsbook

NCAAB Championship

Injury Report 🏥 via ESPN

CHA (SF) Gordon Hayward | Doubtful - Hamstring

CLE (SG) Donovan Mitchell | Doubtful - Groin

DAL (PG) Luka Doncic | Probable - Ankle

DAL (SF) Tim Hardaway Jr | Out - Ankle

HOU (SG) Kevin Porter Jr | Questionable - Foot

LAL (SF) LeBron James | Questionable - Ankle Soreness

MIA (PF) Udonis Haslem | Questionable - Achilles 

MIA (SF) Caleb Martin | Probable - Quadriceps 

MIA (PG) Kyle Lowry | Questionable - Knee

MIN (PF) Taurean Prince | Questionable - Ankle

MIN (SG) Anthony Edwards | Questionable - Hip

MIN (C) Rudy Gobert | Questionable - Groin 

NOP (SF) Herbert Jones | Doubtful - Back

NOP (SF) Brandon Ingram | Out - Toe

WSH (SG) Bradley Beal | Questionable - Hamstring

 Picks 🔒

1/18/2023:

Thunder -4: Analysis above

Missouri -1.5: Arkansas has lost four of its previous five games. Missouri has home court advantage. We are leaning towards them splitting the series on the year. They need to get their offense going again to get it done but I’ll still pick them to win.

1/19/2023

Tiafoe +100 | I do not understand this price- Tiafoe should be in the -140 range at worse. Khachanov has never made it past the third round at the Australian Open. Tiafoe is undefeated this year and he has the crowd on his side. Khachanov has the H2H record at 2-0 but they were both on grass court which plays different than hard courts.

1/22/2023

Dallas/San Francisco OVER 46 | Aside from kicker Brett Maher's four missed extra points, the Cowboys played nearly perfect. Prescott accounted for 5 total touchdowns. The 49ers were even better. San Francisco dropped 41 points on Seattle and forced 2 crucial turnovers. The 49ers rank fifth in the NFL in points scored per game (27.3). Home-field advantage is going to be the deciding factor here. San Francisco is 8-1 at Levi's Stadium this season and has posted an average scoring margin of +13.7 at home.