Oklahoma City Thunder vs Brooklyn Nets | PICKS AND PREDICTIONS FOR NBA TODAY 1/5

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Brooklyn Nets | PICKS AND PREDICTIONS FOR NBA TODAY 1/5

And ski no better place to wipe the Slate clean with the contrarian Gods than right now as a matter of fact and the contrarian Gods a Fickle group here but they’re going to take a look here at the Brooklyn Nets to start the year off

Uh five and a half I think it’s actually down to five right now uh taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder well one team’s good one team has not been good uh and the Nets have not been good here which would explain the ticket count on Oklahoma City but they are home Brooklyn

Here getting five five and a half what are you thinking in this one um what the first thought that comes to my mind is the line seems a little bit short for how we’ve seen OKC play lately and how we’ve seen Brooklyn play I mean I can’t

Remember the last time I saw Brooklyn cover a point spread and they played very uh disinterested basketball um in the last couple contests um so when I think about all that and I see a five and a half out there it does make me concerned it’s a red flag for Me

Maybe This is the game that they come and give effort and I did talk to my guy ravino earlier he gave some quotes I believe for this net side so I don’t want to step in front of it it does seem like it’s a little bit too easy for OKC

Um they cover what five out of their last six games they don’t you know take their foot off the gas when they play lesser competition they’re seven and2 versus less than 45% within teams this season but um I I just they get Lonnie Walker back today Den Smith jun’s goingon to be back

Out there I think the Nets is getting as healthy as they’ve been in a while I think they can turn it around at the house so I’ll lean with them not going to be a play for me but for the show Nets is my go to makes sense I mean it’s

Starting to come down five starting to pop up here and ski mentioned it Lonnie Walker back finally after that hamstring here Dennis Smith Jr no better way to start the year off if you’re Brooklyn than at home and being uh being a big Underdog here Merl what do you

Think I don’t know if we can say it’s really contrarian though if the lines dropping right and you know I love to uh fade the public but I think it works better in high-profile things like the NCAA tournament the NFL regular season um right now I still don’t know how much

Public action is really dictating these lines so it looks like maybe a little bit of sharp money on Brooklyn as the home dog but I don’t agree with the move um I like OKC minus5 here I’m not going to back a team that’s struggling it’s they’re too and 10 straight up their

Last 12 and maybe they turn the corner at some point but I need to see it first this is a team that’s lost five in a row straight up but more importantly they’ve lost six in a row now against the spread uh so I haven’t seen that turn or that

The corner turn yet maybe it does tonight but I think this isn’t a good spot for him OKC had won five in a row straight up against the spread and they had that loss at Atlanta on Wednesday and I think that’ll keep them focused tonight and they only have Washington on

Deck and they have two days off until they have to play at Washington so this looks like a good standalone Focus spot off a loss for the better team and that’s OKC be hard pressed to find anybody in the public running to back Brooklyn against OKC they seem to have become

Everyone’s darling now Teddy uh seems that everyone’s talking about how they may be the best team in the NBA yada yada yada what a difference a year makes uh how about you make some sense of it here uh tonight uh would you lay it with OKC or do you think Brooklyn’s got some

Value here so you understand you know now that this like you mentioned it Joe this is when people are suddenly taking notice to Oklahoma City yeah if you’ve been paying attention last year at this time was a time to pay attention to Oklahoma City you know and all you’ve done is make

Money with them for the last year but now people finally are saying oh let’s pay attention to this team and obviously the there’s there’s a value problem with the OKC Thunder right now at least a modest one that being said I don’t think I’ve gone against the contrarian play at

Any point this year I can’t go on the Nets right now I just can’t do it all right Brooklyn has played let’s go let’s be real Brooklyn wildly overachieved through the first 2025 games of the season and they’ve come back to earth with a thud and I’m not convinced the

Markets have caught up with how bad they actually are right now um you know the Nets are this a lottery team they’re not a playoff team their Shooters are ice cold and that’s all they have is buch of Shooters so if their Shooters are cold uh it makes for a long stretch for

Brooklyn yeah okay Seer pass for me not a game that I’m playing but uh it’s not a game that I would recommend the contrarian side they got only two uh back-to- back uh losses all season long for the Oklahoma City Thunder so coming off of that loss they’ve done a really good job

Of back of uh of bouncing back here so uh should be an interesting spot here tonight 7:30 is the tip on that one but

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NBA Betting Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Brooklyn Nets (1/5/24)

🏀 Get ready for an electrifying NBA showdown as the Oklahoma City Thunder face off against the Brooklyn Nets on January 5, 2024! This highly anticipated matchup promises an evening of intense basketball action that you won’t want to miss.

📅 Date: January 5, 2024
🕒 Time: 7:30PM ET
📍 Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn , NY

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📈 Current Spread and Total: OKC -4.5, Total 234.5

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🔍 Interesting Facts:

The Oklahoma City Thunder, known for their passionate fanbase, have a rich history and have consistently been a force to be reckoned with in the NBA.
The Brooklyn Nets boast a star-studded lineup, featuring some of the most exciting talents in the league. Watch out for their dynamic playmakers on the court.

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