Game 7 Western Conference Finals Betting Preview: Spurs vs. Thunder

We’ve got a Game 7 on Saturday night at 8pmET (NBC) from Oklahoma City as the top seed in the West meets the No. 2 seed. The winner faces the New York Knicks on Wednesday for Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

San Antonio took Game 6, 118-91, easily covering the 3.5 at home on Thursday. Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 28 points, 10 rebounds, and three blocks. Dylan Harper added 18 points and eight rebounds off the bench.

The Thunder were led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who had 15 points, but went 0-for-5 from beyond the arc.  OKC shot just 37% from the field and 25% from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City was minus-28 in Gilgeous-Alexander’s 28 minutes on the floor.

The Thunder won Game 5 by 13 points, so the home team has covered three straight, but the road team has covered Game 1 and Game 3. 

In terms of the total, the under has been the pick in two of the last three games. However, before that, the over hit in four straight games. The Over has also hit in five of OKC’s last six games at home. 

 In terms of injuries. OKC starting guard Ajay Mitchell played the first three games, but suffered a hamstring injury and hasn’t played since. Jalen Williams, who has also been dealing with hamstring issues all season long, returned last night, but played just 10 minutes and took one shot.

The concern is that SGA will either finally show up in this series and not just rely on getting to the line. He’s hitting just 40.9% of his 2-point attempts in the Western Conference finals, compared to shooting a career-best 60.2% on 2-point attempts in the regular season. 

Game Trends:

Spurs are: 10-5 ATS last 15 games.

Spurs are: 9-2 Over last 11 games.

Spurs are: 6-0 Over last 6 on the road. 

OKC is: 7-2 Over last 9.

OKC is: 18-2 SU last 20 at home. 

Here are some of the top props to consider for Game 7.

(one prop trend to consider: De’Aaron Fox has exceeded 13.5 points in 14 of his last 18 games).

First Basket

Victor Wembanayama +359

Jared McCain (OKC) +910

Lugentz Dort (OKC) +1060

Points

Chet Holmgren o13.5 (+100)

Rebounds

Victor Wembanyama o12.5 (-116)

Assists

Isaiah Hartenstein u2.5 (+102)

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Hoops Basketball Program Continues to Dominate

There are three weeks left in the NBA season. The ATS Basketball  Program has won 4 straight weeks, and average bettors are up nearly $3,500 in that span. Or call about Early Bird Discounts.

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