NBA Betting - It's a Winner-Take-All For Warriors and Thunder

  • In Charles Jay
  • Mon, May 30th, 2016 11:27:24 am
  • By Charles Jay - Exclusive to OSGA


The Golden State Warriors get an opportunity to make a little history on Monday night, as they can come back from a deficit of three games to one against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a victory in Game 7 at the Oracle Arena.


Well, the Golden State Warriors were able to salvage their season in rather dramatic fashion two nights ago, and they have now set themselves up to be in a position to become the 10th team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the playoff series. They will take the floor in Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in what promises to be an all-out war, fought at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, with game time at 9 PM ET. BetAnySports customers can watch the game live on TNT, and participate in wagering even after the opening tipoff, as they challenge the NBA betting odds in real time through the magic of Live Betting Ultra.

Golden State rode a 33-18 advantage in the fourth quarter to victory, propelled by a record-setting performance by Klay Thompson, who hit 11 out of 18 three-point attempts to set a new playoff record. The Warriors shot only 41% overall, matching what they did in the previous two trips to the Chesapeake Energy Arena, but 21 of their field goals were triples, and they took advantage of an Oklahoma City team that just couldn't close things out. That has been a chronic problem for the Thunder, and this time they suffered from turnovers from their two superstars – Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook – who coughed it up six times between them in the last three minutes of the game. That helped Golden State complete a 21-7 run that iced the game.

In the NBA betting odds posted on this Game 7 from the people at BetAnySports, Golden State is the solid favorite:

Golden State Warriors -7
Oklahoma City Thunder +7

Over 218 points -110
Under 218 points -110

The 108-101 victory on the part of the Warriors came with them getting only 10 points off the bench, and you can imagine more can be expected out of them in the seventh and deciding game. However, it seemed like head coach Steve Kerr went with a seven-man rotation in Game 6, with Andrew Bogut logging appreciable playing time once again at center. Bogut played over 27 minutes, although his impact was not as great as it was in Game 5, when he had 15 points and 14 rebounds.

One of the things that bogged Oklahoma City down once again was inaccuracy on the part of Durant and Westbrook, who combined to shoot just 34.5%, although they totaled 57 points between them. Long-range shooting was a big difficulty, as they hit just one of their 13 attempts from beyond the three-point arc. These two went only 3-14 in the pivotal fourth-quarter, when Golden State took control.

For the series, Steph Curry is averaging 26.2 points and, surprisingly, 6.5 rebounds per game. Hitting the boards is one thing that the Warriors are going to have to do; every member of the Thunder's starting lineup is averaging at least 6.7 rebounds per game in this series. Obviously, this is where Bogut figures in pretty big. Oklahoma City had 16 offensive rebounds on Saturday, and three different players had three blocked shots apiece.

On the money line, Golden State is priced at -335, while Oklahoma City is +275 on the road at BetAnySports, where reduced juice wagering is the rule, and Live Betting Ultra keeps you in the action all night long...... Multiple payment options are readily available, including your Visa card, person-to-person transfers and the virtual currency of Bitcoin!


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