Spurs vs. Thunder betting: Conference Finals Game 6 preview

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The San Antonio Spurs are slight 3.5-point favorites heading into a decisive Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center on Thursday, starting at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock. The Thunder lead the series 3-2. The point total for the matchup is set at 218.5.

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Spurs Cover -3.5 vs Thunder -110

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Spurs vs. Thunder betting lines

  • Spurs odds to win: -162
  • Thunder odds to win: +136
  • Spread: Spurs (-3.5)
  • Total: 218.5

Spurs Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • San Antonio is 32-8 in home contests with a 21-17-2 record against the spread at home.
  • San Antonio has gone 17-16-2 ATS at home this year when playing as 3.5-point favorites or more.
  • Spurs games have gone over the set point total 18 times at home this season.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to San Antonio to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 232.6 points per contest.

Spurs Recent Trends

  • The Spurs have a 6-4 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The Spurs and their opponents have hit the over in nine of those 10 games.
  • The Spurs’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 218.1 points scored. That’s 0.4 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Across their past 10 games, the Spurs have scored 1.6 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Spurs Betting Records

  • The Spurs have won 49 of the 63 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (77.8%).
  • San Antonio has a record of 45-9 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -162 or shorter (winning 83.3%).
  • The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Spurs a 61.8% chance to win.
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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Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Thunder are 30-10 in road contests and have covered the spread 20 times on the road.
  • The Thunder’s record against the spread is 18-17 when playing as 3.5-point underdogs or more in road games this season.
  • On the road this season, Thunder games have gone over the set point total 23 times.
  • The Thunder and their opponents have averaged a total of 226.9 points per road contest this season, 8.4 points greater than this game’s posted total.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder have a 8-2 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Thunder games have gone over the set total eight times.
  • The last 10 Thunder games averaged 215.6 total points, 2.9 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Across their last 10 games, the Thunder have scored 1.1 fewer points per contest compared to their 119.0 PPG season-long scoring average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • Oklahoma City has won two of the five games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Thunder have entered three games this season as the underdog by +136 or more and is 1-2 in those contests.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 42.4% chance of a victory for the Thunder.
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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