NBA Friday Betting Free Pick
(The Spread) – Is tonight the night we’ll see Kendrick Perkins make his debut for the Oklahoma City Thunder when they take on the Detroit Pistons?
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Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the Thunder 9-point favorites over the Pistons on Friday night. The over/under total for this game is currently 208.5 points.
The Pistons enter Friday night with a record of just 23-42, which includes a brutal road record of 7-25. But they’re 36-29 against the spread according to latest NBA trends, including 19-13 on the road.
The Thunder have nearly the exact opposite record as Detroit, coming into Friday night’s game with a 40-23 overall mark. They’re 22-9 at home and 16-15 against the spread in the Ford Center. They’re also 32-31 overall against the spread.
NBA Free Pick: Kendrick Perkins hasn’t played in a game since February 22 when he sprained his MCL as a member of the Celtics. He did practice with his new team on Friday but he won’t play against the Pistons. It shouldn’t matter. The Pistons are still in major turmoil as head coach John Kuester can’t decide on a regular starting five. They’ve lost seven of their last 10 games and they’re going to lose tonight to a much better Thunder team. They’re just 1-5 against the number in their last six trips to Oklahoma City and 1-6 ATS in their last seven games against the Thunder overall. They’re also 3-7 ATS in their last 10 Friday night games and 2-5 ATS in their last seven versus the NBA Northwest. I like Russell Westbrook and James Harden to stay hot for the OK City to roll tonight.
FRIDAY NBA BASKETBALL FREE PICK: OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER –9
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