The San Antonio Spurs are 7-6 straight up and 5-8 against the spread in their last 13 games on the road. To keep their season alive, the Spurs will need a road win against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 on Thursday night.
Spurs vs. Thunder 2016 odds: San Antonio faces elimination as a small Game 6 odds favorite
The San Antonio Spurs will have their playoff lives on the line as small Game 6 betting favorites on the road against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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San Antonio is a 1.5-point road favorite in Game 6 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Spurs have been a favorite in four of their five road games so far this postseason and are 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS in those five instances.
The Spurs came into this series with only one loss in their previous 43 home games, but that home dominance has not translated over to success in this series. San Antonio lost Game 2 at home in controversial fashion, and in another close and heavily contested game in Game 5 the Spurs were once again on the wrong end of a close score as the Thunder came away with a 95-91 win.
Tony Parker missed some key shots down the stretch, calling San Antonio’s strategy into question as Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge didn’t get those late touches.
Oklahoma City continues to be one of the few teams in the league able to consistently give the Spurs trouble. The Thunder are 5-4 SU and 7-2 ATS in their last nine games against San Antonio per the OddsShark NBA Database.
Facing the daunting task of coming from behind down two games to one against the Spurs after Game 3, the Thunder have responded brilliantly over the last two games. Oklahoma City won Game 4 at home convincingly as a 2-point favorite in a 111-97 blowout, and carried that momentum into an upset as a 7.5-point road underdog in Game 5.
Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant have elevated their games as the series has gone on, solving San Antonio’s stingy defense by converting on big shots. The Thunder are 7-3 SU and 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games at home.
The total for Thursday’s game is set at 195 points. Six of the last eight games between these two teams have played UNDER the posted total.
NBA fans may have been penciling in a San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors Western Conference Final all season long, but the Thunder are one win away from spoiling that showdown. San Antonio will need a gritty effort to steal a win on the road and keep their season alive in Oklahoma City.
