Washington (26-21) at Oklahoma City (27-20)
When: Thursday, January 25th 2018
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
Time: 8:05 ET | TV: TNT
Opening Odds: Oklahoma City -5.5/210.5
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The struggling Washington Wizards look to get back on track when they continue a five-game trip with a visit to Oklahoma City to take on the Thunder on Thursday night. Washington has dropped three of their last four including two of the first three on the trip and are now one game behind the Miami Heat in the Southeast Division. The Wizards got nothing from their starting-five in Monday’s 98-75 loss at Dallas as newly-minted All-Stars Bradley Beal and John Wall combined for just 29 points, six rebounds, and eight assists. Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook was also selected as a reserve for the upcoming All-Star Game and scored 32 points on Tuesday to lead Oklahoma City to a fifth straight win, 109-108 over Brooklyn. The Thunder now trail Minnesota by just 2.5 games in the Northwest Division after the Timberwolves loss in Portland on Wednesday. The teams split two meetings last season, with Oklahoma City earning a 126-115 win at home behind a triple-double from Westbrook (35 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists).
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Beal (23.6 points) leads Washington in scoring while Wall (9.2 assists) ranks second to Westbrook (10) in the league in assists. Beal will be playing in his fifth All-Star Game, but his backcourt mate Wall has not been playing like an All-Star of late. Wall is shooting 35.6% while averaging 4.8 turnovers in his last five games. The Wizards shot just 21.9% from beyond the arc against Dallas, but are still sixth in the NBA in three-point percentage at 37.0. Washington also guards the perimeter well, holding opponents to just 33.9% shooting from long range. Small forward Otto Porter Jr., who is third on the team in scoring (13.5), is questionable for Thursday with a hip injury.
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George, who made the Eastern Conference All-Star team four times while with Indiana, is averaging 20.9 points while shooting 42.2% from 3-point range in his first season with Oklahoma City. Westbrook was upset with the fact George didn’t make the All-Star squad. “Unbelievable. I think it’s just outrageous, in my opinion,” Westbrook told reporters. George has been hot, recording 28 points and nine rebounds in Tuesday’s win after going off for 36 points on 12-of-19 shooting in a win at Cleveland on Saturday. Forward Carmelo Anthony, a 10-time All-Star who also missed out this season, had a string of three straight 20+ points come to an end when he scored only 10 on Tuesday.
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The Thunder seem to have things figured out with the trio of Westbrook, George, and Anthony. The Wizards are in the middle of a long road trip and played like it in Dallas the other night. I have to take the Thunder in this one.
Pick: Thunder -5.5
- Wizards are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
- Wizards are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games.
- Wizards are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 vs. Western Conference.
- Wizards are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games.
- Wizards are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Wizards are 3-14 ATS in their last 17 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Wizards are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss.
- Wizards are 2-12 ATS in their last 14 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Wizards are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games overall.
- Thunder are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Thursday games.
- Thunder are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Thunder are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Thunder are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. NBA Southeast.
- Thunder are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Thunder are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games.
- Thunder are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Thunder are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 5-0 in Wizards last 5 Thursday games.
- Over is 6-0-1 in Wizards last 7 games following a straight up loss.
- Under is 5-1 in Wizards last 6 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Over is 5-1 in Wizards last 6 games following a ATS loss.
- Over is 4-1 in Wizards last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 4-1 in Wizards last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 11-4-1 in Wizards last 16 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 5-2 in Wizards last 7 overall.
- Under is 5-2 in Wizards last 7 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Over is 12-5-2 in Wizards last 19 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
- Under is 14-6 in Wizards last 20 road games.
- Over is 4-1 in Thunder last 5 vs. NBA Southeast.
- Over is 6-2 in Thunder last 8 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Over is 6-2 in Thunder last 8 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Under is 7-3 in Thunder last 10 games following a ATS loss.
- Under is 27-13 in Thunder last 40 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
- Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
- Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Oklahoma City.
- Home team is 7-3-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
- Wizards are 1-3-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Oklahoma City.
- Wizards are 1-4-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
