The Oklahoma City Thunder are 4-0 straight up and against the spread in their last four games at home. The Thunder will take on the Dallas Mavericks this Thursday for the first time since knocking them out of the playoffs in five games last season.
Mavericks vs. Thunder 2017 odds: Oklahoma City a home favorite hosting Dallas on Thursday
Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder host the underdog Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night in a rematch of their playoff series from last year.
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Oklahoma City is a 7-point home favorite on Thursday night at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last nine games against the Mavericks, the Thunder are 8-1 SU and 5-4 ATS.
With 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 114-105 road win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, Westbrook recorded his 23rd triple-double of the season. The triple-double was No. 60 in Westbrook’s career, moving him past Larry Bird to fifth all-time.
The star guard’s offensive assault on the league has propelled the Thunder to a 27-19 SU and 25-21 ATS record this season, including a 6-3 SU and ATS record over the team’s last nine games.
The Thunder continued their dominance as betting favorites with their win over New Orleans. Oklahoma City is 16-2 SU and 15-3 ATS in its last 18 games as a favorite per the OddsShark NBA Database.
Betting Line / Total: Oklahoma City -7 / 201.5 Points
Trend: The Thunder are 15-3 ATS in their last 18 games as a favorite.
Trend: The Mavericks are 5-3 ATS in their last eight road games.
Dallas kicked off its season with a disastrous 2-13 SU and 4-11 ATS record. The Mavericks have played some solid basketball since then, putting together a 14-16 SU and 19-11 ATS record over their last 30 games.
In a season where only four wins separate the Denver Nuggets at No. 8 and the dead-last Phoenix Suns at No. 15, no team in the West is out of the playoff hunt just yet. Dallas is 5-3 ATS in its last eight road games with four outright upsets over that stretch.
Thursday night’s total is set at 201.5 points. The UNDER is 6-3 in Dallas’s last nine games overall.
Rick Carlisle is well-respected as one of the best coaches in the NBA, and he is once again getting the most out of a Mavericks team that is out-manned from a talent perspective on a near-nightly basis this year.
On Thursday, he’ll be tasked with coming up with a game plan on how to solve a player in Russell Westbrook who is having one of the best offensive seasons in NBA history.
Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder
When: Thursday, Jan. 26, 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
