NBA Playoffs – Western Conference Semifinal: Oklahoma City Thunder (57-25, first in the Western Conference) host Dallas Mavericks (50-32, fifth in the Western Conference) in the first game of the series.
Place a wager on the Thunder with a -3.5 spread when they play the Mavericks.
We’re confident they can cover this appealing line at odds of 1.91.
Dallas Mavericks have won their previous two games.
The latest was a 114-101 home triumph at American Airlines Center against LA Clippers. Kyrie Irving managed to secure 30 points and 4 assists.
He was on target to bag 3 free throws and 11 field goals.
Oklahoma City Thunder won their last game 97-89, making it nine on the bounce.
This was a road victory at Smoothie King Center against New Orleans Pelicans.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s performance included 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Thunder have beaten the Mavs in their last two meetings, winning by 126-119 and 135-86 scorelines.
Both matchups were played at Paycom Center. We’ve seen six Thunder wins in the past 10 meetings between the teams.
The Mavs have 6 wins and 4 losses in the past 10 games.
They are averaging 105.8 points, 43.8 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 7.0 steals and 6.0 blocks while shooting 45.7% from the field and 73.1% from the free-throw line.
The opposition average 104.0 points and 43.5 rebounds per contest.
Luka Doncic is averaging 24.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.6 assists, while Kyrie Irving averages 2.9 (44.6%) 3-pointers made.
The Thunder have won 9 and lost 1 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 115.3 points, 44.7 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 9.6 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field and 78.4% from the free-throw line.
Their opponents average 98.9 points and 44.3 rebounds.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 21.3 points, Chet Holmgren 8.6 rebounds and Josh Giddey 5.6 assists, while Luguentz Dort has an average of 2.4 (46.2%) 3-pointers made.
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Once we’ve also looked at the form guide, we use the available stats and make predictions.
