Phoenix Suns versus Oklahoma City Thunder Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 2-10-2013
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The 38-12 Oklahoma City Thunder will travel in a home and home series as they face the Phoenix Suns in back to back games in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday night. Tip off time from Phoenix is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this game has the road team Oklahoma City Thunder favored by -8 ½ points with an over under line of 205 points.

The teams have met three times this season with Oklahoma City winning and covering the spread in all three games.

Oklahoma City is 15-9 on the road this season. The Thunder wins their third straight all at home following a 127-96 home win on Friday night to the Phoenix Suns as a -14 point betting favorite. The total ended over 206 points. OKC crushes the Suns in the second half by a 72-46 margin. They shoot 57.5% from the field and 14 of 21 from the three point line. Kevin Durant led the team with 21 points and 6 rebounds on 5 of 11 shooting. Oklahoma City is the top scoring team in the NBA with 106.6 points per game average. They are the second best three point shooting team in the league with 38.9% from beyond the arc.

The Suns are 12-12 on their home court. They return home off their four game road trip with a 1-3 record with the only win coming at Memphis. They have won two of their past three at home with wins against the Clippers and Lakers and a loss to Dallas. In the loss to the Thunder on Friday night the Suns shoot 47% from the floor and 7 of 18 from three. They turn the ball over 17 times. Michael Beasley had 25 points and 7 rebounds on 10 of 16 shooting. It is a tough matchup for the Suns as they face a good three point shooting team in Oklahoma City and the Suns are the worst three point defensive team in the league giving up 39% shooting from beyond the arc. They also rank 29th and second to last in the NBA in field goal defense as they allow 46.9% shooting to their opponents.
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