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The Oklahoma City Thunder (20-16) meet the Brooklyn Nets (16-19) for a 7:30 p.m. ET tip-off at Barclays Center. We analyze the Thunder-Nets odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

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Thunder at Nets: Key injuries

Thunder

C Nerlens Noel (ankle) questionable
SG Andre Roberson (knee) out

Nets

PG Kyrie Irving (shoulder) out
SG Caris LeVert (rest) probable
SF Kevin Durant (Achilles) out

Thunder at Nets: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

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Prediction

Nets 107, Thunder 103

Moneyline (ML)

The Thunder lost their five-game winning streak in a 120-113 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers Monday, while the Nets lost their sixth straight game Monday by a 101-89 count against the Orlando Magic. Look for the Nets to break out of their slump in this game because of LeVert’s return to the lineup and their 5-0 against the spread record as home underdogs. LeVert has a favorable matching, in Terrance Ferguson, in his second game back from injury and should provide a boost to a Nets offense that struggled against the Magic. Ferguson has a low offensive rating (102) and a high defensive rating (113).

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Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

The Nets have gotten the better of the Thunder in their recent history. They are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against the Thunder. Furthermore, the Nets have played well against good competition at home, going 6-2 overall versus teams above .500 in Brooklyn. I could also see this being a lookahead spot for the Thunder. They are on the second game of a back-to-back and wrapping up a four-game road trip, before returning home to play the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers.

Taking the NETS (+1.5, +100) for a small insurance play is acceptable, but not crucial. Obviously the +1.5 isn’t much insurance, but having a vig-less line is a nice sight.

Over/Under (O/U)

I’m PASSING on the projected total of 214.5 because I cannot find trends that could lead me toward the Over or Under. Both teams have a 5-5 Over/Under record in their last 10 games and the O/U is 5-4-1 in the last 10 head-to-head meetings. Also, with both teams playing the second half of a back-to-back I could see fatigue affecting either side of the ball.

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Chris Eubank Jr. knows that there is only so much he can do to further build on his family name back home in England. Here in America, though? The possibilities seem endless.

“My goal is to make a name for myself in the U.S. and broaden our horizons,” Eubank, the son of former two-division titleholder Chris Eubank Sr., said during a media workout today in Brooklyn. “The fight fans here have known me for a while, but I want to break out past that.”

The 30-year-old Eubank takes his first step in that direction against Matvey Korobov this Saturday at the Barclays Center on the undercard of the middleweight title fight between Jermall Charlo and Dennis Hogan.

“This is a great starting fight for me in the U.S. We’re aiming to make our own history,” Eubank said. “I’ve done so much in England, and I feel like this is the right time to expose myself to the American public.”

Chris Eubank Jr. came to the U.S. to conquer new territories. Stephanie Trapp / Showtime

Eubank (28-2, 21 knockouts) is coming off a career-best win over former super middleweight titleholder and compatriot James DeGale last February. Eubank battered the shopworn DeGale over 12 rounds en route to a unanimous-decision win. He also participated in the World Boxing Super series 168-pound tournament, defeating Avni Yildirim by third-round knockout but dropping a decision to George Groves, another domestic rival.

Eubank suffered his other loss early in his career against Billy Joe Saunders, which is to say that he has pretty much exhausted all the major fights in his native U.K. Hence, his focus on the U.S. scene.

“I’ve been dreaming about coming here and fighting in the U.S. since I was a kid,” he said. “You dream about fighting where all your favorite fighters came to perform on the big stage. To do it here in New York is special. It’s an iconic place, and so many great world champions have come from here.”

Against Korobov, Eubank will face a skilled southpaw who gave 160-pound titleholder Charlo all he could handle last year. Some observers believe Korobov did enough to eke out a decision. One possible factor in Eubank’s favor is that he will be fighting at his natural weight for the first time in several years.

“I’m not a true super middleweight, so I’m excited to be fighting at 160 pounds. I’m going to be a beast,” Eubank said. “I’m going to be an absolute savage. The power and the speed is going to really shine through against guys my own size.”

Should he get past Korobov on Saturday, Eubank has his sights set any of the middleweight titleholders, including one of Saturday’s main-eventers.

“Anyone with a belt in the middleweight division, I’m coming for them,” Eubank said. “If that means Charlo, I’ll be more than happy to get in there with him.”

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