Thunder-Mavericks Game 1 Odds
(The Spread) – The Western Conference Finals kick off Tuesday night in Dallas as the Mavericks will host the Oklahoma City Thunder at 9:00PM ET.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Mavericks 6-point favorites over the visiting Thunder for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. The over/under total for tonight’s game has opened at 193 points.
The Thunder beat the Grizzlies 105-90 in Game 7 on Sunday in order to move on to the Western Conference Finals. Kevin Durant had an outstanding night to pace Oklahoma City, scoring 39 points and grabbing nine boards. He was 13-of-25 from the field and 4-of-9 from the 3-point line. Nick Collison also added 12 rebounds in the win, while James Harden scored 17 points.
According to latest NBA trends, the over is 4-0 in the last four meetings between these two teams, while the road team is 18-7-2 against the spread in the last 27 meetings. The Thunder are also 6-0-1 against the number in their last seven trips to Dallas, and 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 games against the Mavericks.
Of the 4,000-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 52% of the betting public currently likes the Mavericks –6. This information is constantly changing, however, so make sure you check out our NBA public betting page to keep up-to-date on the latest public betting numbers.
2011 NBA Playoff Odds for Tuesday, May 17, 2011
503 Oklahoma City Thunder +6 (193)
504 Dallas Mavericks –6 (193)
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