The Golden State Warriors lost only once at home before Monday’s 108-102 setback against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
The defending NBA champion Warriors now hope to bounce back from that surprising defeat as 8.5-point betting favorites at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark for Game 2 on Wednesday versus the Thunder.
Golden State closed as 7.5-point chalk in Game 1, and that has been the final number in the last three home meetings with Oklahoma City, according to the OddsShark NBA Database.
Some early desperation for the Warriors may be factored in to the Game 2 line, as they have not dropped consecutive games since last year’s NBA Finals versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. They went on to take the last three games to win the title in six.
The Thunder had lost all three regular-season meetings with Golden State, going 0-2-1 against the spread, along with six of seven straight up prior to Game 1.
But Oklahoma City followed the same blueprint that helped the team upset the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the second round, playing great defense down the stretch to limit po ...
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