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Game 7 of any series in any sport is typically considered a relatively fair fight. Even the biggest underdogs always seem to have a shot at getting the job done. That said, the whole world is writing off the Oklahoma City Thunder at this point. They blew their chance to close out the 73-win Golden State Warriors on their home court, and now they face the arduous – and perhaps impossible – task of winning in Game 7 on Monday night at Oracle Arena, a place where the Warriors hardly ever lose.
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Oklahoma City Thunder +7
Golden State Warriors -7
Over/Under 219
ODDS ANALYSIS
It's pretty clear to us that the sharp team is going to be Oklahoma City on Monday night. Everything is going against the Thunder as it is, not the least of which is the fact that Monday is a holiday, and fans won't have the excuse of having to get off of work early to get to the arena for a 6:00 p.m. PT game. Oakland is going to be rocking for sure from the get go, and that won't help OKC out one bit.
The Warriors are probably going to be even squarer in live betting, especially as this game goes on if it stays close. The public perception over the course of the next couple days is going to suggest that this series is finished, and live betting will clearly go along those lines.
So yes, Oklahoma City is only a dog by a touchdown on the opening NBA lines for Game 7, but it's going to be tough to watch in Game 7.
KEY MATCHUP
Big time players come up big in big time spots and big time games. If Kevin Durant truly has played his last home game as a member of the Thunder as some speculate, his last images are going to be lollygagging during an inbounds play with the game likely out of reach anyway, getting the ball poked away from him on a rebound in a three-point game with under a minute to play and shooting up a wild three which had no chance of falling on the possession prior to that.
Meanwhile, the last thing Thunder fans might see this year is Stephen Curry knocking down two huge shots and grabbing two steals in the last 15 seconds of the game to cement the victory.
When the going got tough, it was the Thunder who buried their heads in the sand while the Warriors came up with the shots which almost felt magical. With the series shifting back to Oakland, you'll have to forgive live bettors for wondering if the same is going to happen for 48 minutes in Game 7.
KEY STATS & TRENDS
We haven't even mentioned what Klay Thompson did on Saturday night yet. He knocked down 11 threes, an NBA playoff record, en route to his 41-point night. He was fantastic defensively and was the catalyst for the fourth quarter comeback.
It's obvious that the Thunder are going to do the little things right in Game 7 as they have for the first six games in this series. They're playing fantastic defense inside the arc, as demonstrated by the fact that the Dubs only shot 34.9 percent on two-point shots. They're also sure to win the rebounding battle as they did at 49-43 on Saturday.
Here's the thing, though. Live bettors make a living out of betting on teams which make threes. Are the Warriors knocking down 21 threes again on Monday night? You'd like to guess that they won't, but you just don't know. What we do know? Oklahoma City has no chance to win this game shooting 3-for-23 from beyond the arc as it did in Game 6.
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