{"id":19822,"date":"2014-04-03T18:03:11","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T18:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=19822"},"modified":"2014-04-03T18:03:11","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T18:03:11","slug":"san-antonio-spurs-vs-oklahoma-city-thunder-nba-betting-preview-april-3-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/san-antonio-spurs-vs-oklahoma-city-thunder-nba-betting-preview-april-3-2014.html","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder &#8211; NBA Betting Preview April 3, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The San Antonio Spurs have won 19 straight games, and up next on their schedule are the Oklahoma City Thunder, in what could be a preview of this year\u2019s Western Conference Finals. With pride on the line, which club will take the last game of the season series?<\/p>\n<h2>San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<p>When: Thursday, April 3, 2014, 8:00PM EST<\/p>\n<p>Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City<\/p>\n<p>Line: San Antonio Spurs (<strong>+3.5<\/strong>) at Oklahoma City Thunder (<strong>-3.5<\/strong>); total <strong>208.5<\/strong> &#8211; <a title=\"Bet on San Antonio vs. Oklahoma City\" href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>view these lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the San Antonio Spurs<\/h3>\n<p>[sc:NBA240banner ]Dating back to February 26, San Antonio has averaged 111.2 PPG, the best clip in the NBA during that span. The Spurs have also averaged 28.5 APG, and have been limiting their opponents to 94.4 PPG on 42.4% shooting.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio&#8217;s success has more than you think to do with Kawhi Leonard (12.4PPG, 6.3RPG, 1.9APG), who has helped San Antonio go unbeaten since his return from a fractured hand. In the 60 games that Leonard has played this season, the Spurs are 51-9, and have a defensive rating of 97.0 when he\u2019s on the court, which is just slightly below the top rank (Indiana: 95.9).<\/p>\n<p>Coach Gregg Popovich likes to rest Tim Duncan on the second game of back-to-backs, so the aging star may\u00a0sit this one out. The Spurs <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"27bc20d5-1a3e-4276-8546-d7598ff5ce36\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"d816d7ac-e6f5-4bbd-8377-e7191e2f37b8\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"ec675840-648d-4799-a01f-c0f770e90420\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"6cae877c-7f91-4ad1-ad58-d7d7d7f127fe\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"caf927d2-e67d-43e8-ad89-53fbd61c908f\">have played<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> 17 contests on no rest this season, and Duncan has missed six of those, with San Antonio <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"16615295-1d66-4708-95d8-bca04888efc3\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"a848aa91-fe9e-4805-90ff-5b9d846a1048\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"b548dd98-3e7d-4889-a9d2-112603c87ccc\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"e10ab128-0bf1-4a1e-a9f8-fc58afca5a70\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"e1f11b9c-0dc8-4f08-ad60-0e0f45d4f2a7\">going<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> 4-2 SU. Tomorrow\u2019s match vs. Oklahoma City is a back-to-back for the Spurs, following Wednesday&#8217;s victory over Golden State, 111-90.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Kawhi+Leonard+San+Antonio+Spurs+v+OklahomaCity.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19823\" alt=\"Kawhi+Leonard+San+Antonio+Spurs+v+OklahomaCity\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Kawhi+Leonard+San+Antonio+Spurs+v+OklahomaCity.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Kawhi+Leonard+San+Antonio+Spurs+v+OklahomaCity.jpg 594w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Kawhi+Leonard+San+Antonio+Spurs+v+OklahomaCity-250x202.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/h3>\n<p>Ever since the 2012 Western Conference Finals, Oklahoma City has dominated San Antonio in OKC, going undefeated in six games. Moreover, the Thunder are the fourth best home club in the NBA this year, with a 31-7 record.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Brook\u2019s team dominated Popovich and company in their first three matchups this season \u2013\u00a0winning \u00a0by an average of 8.3 points \u2013 thanks to Kevin Durant and Reggie Jackson, who are averaging a combined 49.4 PPG against the Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>However, tomorrow\u2019s game will be the first time the teams duel without the injured Thabo Sefalosha (6.7 PPG, 34% from three). Though the Swiss player doesn\u2019t put up big statistics, Oklahoma City improves on defense when he plays. Prior to Sefalosha\u2019s injury on March 2, OKC gave up only 98.6 PPG to opponents, but that number has rocketed to 102.9 since he got sidelined. Meanwhile, the Thunder are only 6-6-1 ATS since then.<\/p>\n<h3>Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>The Thunder have the Spurs\u2019 number this season, and that trend will continue in their upcoming matchup. 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