Thunder Versus Wizards Betting Preview

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Washington Wizards will go head-to-head tonight on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET.

The odds are close in this one with Washington as -1-point favorites.

The Wizards have used their stellar defense to go 29-13 this season, which is good enough to hold the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference at the moment. Their defense ranks in the top third in defensive field-goal percentage only allowing 44 percent of opponents shots to go in and limiting them to an average of around 97 points. The Thunder are 0-13 when scoring fewer than 96 points.

In their last outing, the Wizards beat the Philadelphia 76ers. They were 14 point favorites in that game and covered the spread.

Washington has been kind to those putting money on them as of late. They are 4-1 against the spread in their last faive games.

Washington’s fearsome frontcourt will make things difficult for Oklahoma City’s offense. That is where Kevin Durant will be key. He has average over 30 points when facing off against Washington.

Oklahoma City has clawed their back into the forefront of the NBA after stating 3-12. They now have the fifth best record in the NBA. The Thunder’s defense is nothing to scoff at either. They are averaging 17.4 turnovers a game in their last nine games.

In their last game OKC won 94-86 against the Miami Heat. They covered a 7.5-point spread as favorites in that game.

The Thunder have struggled to send bettors to the window as of late. OKC is 3-6-1 against the spread in their last ten game.

The total is set at 206 points. Both the Wizards and Thunder were profitable for UNDER bettors in their last games. Washington has hit the UNDER in four of their last five games.