The Oklahoma City Thunder are 3-1 straight up and against the spread in four games on the road this postseason. The Thunder hope to continue that road success with a road upset this Tuesday night against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5.
Thunder vs. Spurs Game 5 odds: OKC betting underdog at San Antonio in pivotal matchup
The underdog Oklahoma City Thunder visit the favored San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night in a key Game 5 with the series all tied up at 2-2.
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Oklahoma City is a 7-point road underdog in Tuesday's Game 5 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last game in San Antonio, the Thunder won outright as a 7.5-point underdog.
With their backs against the wall in a virtual must-win game on Sunday night, the Thunder responded with their best game of the series. Kevin Durant led the way with 41 points, single-handedly outscoring the entire Spurs team in the fourth quarter of a 111-97 Thunder win.
Oklahoma City will now be tasked with trying to carry the momentum of Sunday’s big win into San Antonio, where the Spurs have lost only twice in 45 games this season.
The Thunder are only 1-8 SU in their last nine games as an underdog of seven points or more but have covered the spread in each of their last four instances as one per the OddsShark NBA Database.
The Spurs’ stout defense allowed them to control the tempo of play through most of the first three games of the series, but it had no answer for the hot-shooting Durant in Game 4.
San Antonio took back home-court advantage in this series with its 100-96 win in Game 3, but simply being at home won’t make Game 5 or a potential Game 7 any less daunting against the dangerous Thunder. The Spurs are 7-2 SU and 5-4 ATS in their last nine home games against Oklahoma City.
Tuesday night's total is set at 199.5 on the betting lines at the sportsbooks. The UNDER is 5-2 in the last seven games between the Spurs and Thunder.
Through the first four games, this series between two of the NBA’s best teams has lived up to the hype with both San Antonio’s shutdown defense and the star power of Durant, Russell Westbrook, LaMarcus Aldridge and Kawhi Leonard on display. The team that wins this crucial Game 5 will be in the driver’s seat to win the series.
