Oklahoma City Thunder versus New Orleans Hornets Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 2-27-2013
- 11 years ago
The 20-38 New Orleans Hornets will travel in a back to back when they face a rested 41-15 Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from Oklahoma City is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The NBA odds from this pro basketball game have the home team Oklahoma City Thunder favored by -13 points with an over under line of 203 points. There has been no line movement in this game since the odds came out a few hours ago.
The teams met three times this season with the Thunder winning all three games. OKC covered the spread in two of the three contests.
New Orleans has a road record of 10-20 on the year. They lose for the fourth time in five games after a 101-97 home defeat to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night as a -2 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended over 185 points. New Orleans fell behind 31-20 at the half. They shot 45.8% from the field and connected on 4 of 11 from three. The Hornets allowed 48.7% shooting to Brooklyn and the Nets were hot from three making 12 of 20. Greivis Vazquez had 17 points and seven assists on 8 of 18 shooting for the Hornets. New Orleans has struggled on the defensive end of the court this season. They rank in the lower third in two key categories which are field goal and three point shooting defense.
The Thunder on their home court is 25-4. They earn their second straight victory off a 102-72 home victory against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night as a -9 point betting favorite. The total landed under 195 points. OKC held the Bulls to 36 points in each half. The Thunder shot 45.6% from the field and converted on 6 of 17 from three. They pulled down eight more rebounds than Chicago. Oklahoma City was sloppy with 19 turnovers and get away with it as the held the Bulls to just 29.1% from the floor. Russell Westbrook had 23 points and three assists on 10 of 17 shooting. The Thunder is the number one offensive team in three categories which are points scored per game along with three point and free throw shooting. On defense OKC is number two in defensive field goal percentage as they limit opponents to just 43% from the field.
The NBA odds from this pro basketball game have the home team Oklahoma City Thunder favored by -13 points with an over under line of 203 points. There has been no line movement in this game since the odds came out a few hours ago.
The teams met three times this season with the Thunder winning all three games. OKC covered the spread in two of the three contests.
New Orleans has a road record of 10-20 on the year. They lose for the fourth time in five games after a 101-97 home defeat to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night as a -2 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended over 185 points. New Orleans fell behind 31-20 at the half. They shot 45.8% from the field and connected on 4 of 11 from three. The Hornets allowed 48.7% shooting to Brooklyn and the Nets were hot from three making 12 of 20. Greivis Vazquez had 17 points and seven assists on 8 of 18 shooting for the Hornets. New Orleans has struggled on the defensive end of the court this season. They rank in the lower third in two key categories which are field goal and three point shooting defense.
The Thunder on their home court is 25-4. They earn their second straight victory off a 102-72 home victory against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night as a -9 point betting favorite. The total landed under 195 points. OKC held the Bulls to 36 points in each half. The Thunder shot 45.6% from the field and converted on 6 of 17 from three. They pulled down eight more rebounds than Chicago. Oklahoma City was sloppy with 19 turnovers and get away with it as the held the Bulls to just 29.1% from the floor. Russell Westbrook had 23 points and three assists on 10 of 17 shooting. The Thunder is the number one offensive team in three categories which are points scored per game along with three point and free throw shooting. On defense OKC is number two in defensive field goal percentage as they limit opponents to just 43% from the field.