The Oklahoma City Thunder are 5-1 straight up and against the spread in their last six playoff games. With another win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 on Tuesday night, the Thunder could take a 3-1 series lead over the defending champions in the Western Conference Finals.
Warriors vs. Thunder 2016 odds: Oklahoma City Game 4 home underdog despite 2-1 series lead
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be looking to take a 3-1 series lead over the favored Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday.
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Oklahoma City is a 1-point home underdog for Game 4 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. This will be the sixth straight game in which the Thunder have not been favored, with the team going 4-1 SU and ATS over the last five.
Coming off a 27-point blowout loss on the road in Game 2, the Thunder bounced back with a 28-point blowout win on Sunday, picking up a 133-105 victory as a 2.5-point underdog.
The game was tied 40-40 in the second quarter before the Thunder ended the quarter on a 32-7 run, carrying that momentum into the second half with a 45-33 third-quarter margin. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 63 points in just 64 combined minutes of play.
Over their last 12 postseason games, the Thunder are 9-3 SU and 8-4 ATS per the OddsShark NBA Database.
Against many teams, the Warriors can afford a spell of cold shooting as they eventually find their rhythm and blow their opponents away. But against an offense of Oklahoma City’s caliber, cold shooting spells such as the one the Warriors went through in the fourth quarter of Game 1 and the second quarter of Game 3 proved to be too much to overcome.
Golden State will need to win at least one game in Oklahoma City to win this series, and a momentum-halting win in Game 4 would be huge to even the series up. The Warriors are a pedestrian 3-3 SU and 4-2 ATS over their last six games.
Tuesday night’s total is set at 221.5 points. The OVER is 3-0 in the last three games these two teams have played in Oklahoma City.
As indicated by the spread, Oklahoma City is still viewed as the underdog in this series considering they’re going off as an underdog at home. The Thunder can continue to prove their doubters wrong and flip the script on this series with another win on Tuesday.
