Oklahoma City Thunder vs Golden State Warriors Prediction: Will the home team stop the Warriors?

Golden State has won four straight games and now heads to Oklahoma. The local Thunder have also started the season well, winning three out of five matches. Will they stop the Warriors? Let's choose what to bet on this interesting meeting.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Thunder's previous match was held at home against New Orleans, another newcomer to the Western Conference, and they could not get a victory. The meeting was stubborn and unproductive and ended 106:110, not in favor of Mark Danault's team.

The defeat from the Pelicans, however, was only the second for Oklahoma in this championship. Before that, the Thunder beat Detroit (124:112), Cleveland (108:105), and Chicago (124:104), losing only to reigning champion Denver (95:128).

Golden State Warriors

The Warriors started the championship with a home loss to Phoenix (104:108). But then Draymond Green returned to the court, Chris Paul came off the bench, and Steve Kerr's team didn't lose again. Golden State beat Sacramento twice (122:114 and 102:101), Houston (106:95), and New Orleans (130:102).

As for individual indicators, we should note Chris Paul leading the second five - 8.2 assists for just 1.2 losses. The most productive is Steph Curry - 31.0 points per game on average.

Expect Betting Tips

Although in the last championship, all face-to-face meetings of the rivals turned out to be high-scoring, in the upcoming duel, the rivals may not reach the TO. At the beginning of the championship, Golden State did not concede much, and their defense was fourth in the efficiency rating. At the same time, their offense has become even more positional with the emergence of Chris Paul - 22nd in the league. Oklahoma plays much faster but progresses in defense, having missed a lot in the starting five games only from Denver - by far the best team in the league. Accordingly, we bet on TU, and we also expect that Oklahoma won't be able to put up a fight against GSV. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will not participate in the match, and it will be difficult for the Thunder without their leader.