Thunder vs. Spurs betting: Conference Finals Game 5 preview

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The Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs square off in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. The Thunder are favored by 4.5 points in the matchup, which airs on NBC/Peacock at 8:30 p.m. ET. The over/under in the matchup is set at 217.5.

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Thunder vs. Spurs betting lines

  • Thunder odds to win: -164
  • Spurs odds to win: +137
  • Spread: Thunder (-4.5)
  • Total: 217.5

Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Oklahoma City has covered the spread 19 times at home and is 34-8 in home contests.
  • Oklahoma City’s record against the spread is 18-23 as 4.5-point favorites or more in home games this season.
  • Thunder home games have hit the over on the set point total 22 times this season.
  • This season at home, Oklahoma City and its opponents have averaged a total of 227.9 points per contest, 10.4 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder have covered the spread six times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 8-2 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Thunder games has surpassed the set total eight times.
  • The past 10 Thunder games averaged 2.4 fewer points (215.1) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Thunder have scored 1.7 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • The Thunder have won 80.5% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (62-15).
  • Oklahoma City has gone 62-13 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -164 or shorter (winning 82.7%).
  • The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Thunder a 62.1% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.4 (fourth in NBA) 43.7 (first) 44.1 (12th) 45.2 (20th) 25.8 (18th) 12.0 (second)

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Spurs Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Spurs have a 24-18 record against the spread on the road and are 30-12 in road contests.
  • This season, the Spurs are 10-9 ATS on the road as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
  • On the road this year, Spurs games have hit the over on the set point total 17 times.
  • The Spurs and their opponents have averaged a total of 232.7 points per road contest this season, 15.2 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Spurs Recent Trends

  • The Spurs have covered the spread six times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • Spurs’ last 10 games saw eight go over the total.
  • The past 10 Spurs games averaged 0.7 more points (218.2) than this matchup’s point total.
  • During the last 10 games, the Spurs are scoring 117.0 points per game compared to their 119.8 season average.

Spurs Betting Records

  • San Antonio has entered the game as underdogs 19 times this season and won 13, or 68.4%, of those games.
  • The Spurs are 8-4 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +137 or more on the moneyline.
  • The Spurs have a 42.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.3 (sixth in NBA) 45.1 (fourth) 47.0 (second) 42.6 (eighth) 28.1 (ninth) 12.6 (fourth)
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