Chicago-Oklahoma 193,5 under
Chicago running a four games winning streak and seems to retake the confidence back. Coach Del Negro gave starting shooting guard position to Hinrich, pulled Salmons on the bench and starting power forward spot to rookie Gibson, holding Tyrus Thomas back up. These two moves work and proved beneficiary for the Bulls.
Oklahoma loss to Milwaukee on Saturday and snapped their five games streak. Kevin Durant scored over 30 points for seventh consecutive game and this year caries his team on his shoulders. The young and very talented Thunder is on playoff position so far.
For tonight the matchup Rose-Westbrook is the key for the win. Rose this year is more mature and score more. He became the guy to go and the team’s success it depends on him.
Westbrook on the other hand continues his development and fit perfect to Durant’s all around game.
For me slight favorite here is Chicago. In their four games streak, stopped high scoring Indiana and Orlando to 95 and 93 points respectively. Oklahoma also controlled the rebounds in their streak, not allowed their opponents to score more than 98 points.
The Bulls have balanced score from the starters and Oklahoma relies on Durant, Westbrook and Green. Both teams play good defense. Chicago is 2nd and Oklahoma 7th on rebound category.
The total of 193,5 is 3-4 points bigger for this matchup. If their percentage are normal, around to 45% the pick will be winning.
