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NBA Tips: Saturday Best Bets – 3/1/2026
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The first Saturday NBA slate of 2026 is headlined by the Warriors hosting the Thunder in the West. Can the Thunder make it a 3-0 record over Golden State this season? Here are my tips, stats and predictions for this key matchup.
Oklahoma City Thunder (29-5) at Golden State Warriors (18-16)
Saturday 03/01/2026 at 2:00pm AEDT. Venue: Chase Centre (San Francisco)
The Thunder travel to Chase Centre for a key matchup with the Warriors on Saturday. Here are my thoughts on this matchup. Odds by BetReal.
| SGM Bet | Thunder -5.5 – Over 231.5 Points | $3.75 |
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Last 5 Form
Golden State Warriors
With 4 wins in their last 5, the Warriors are in good touch coming into this matchup. In their latest game, they won in a fairly tight one, defeating the Hornets 132-125 and will look to continue the winning ways.
Oklahoma City Thunder
After 3 wins in their last 5, Oklahoma City are looking to continue the momentum. In their last game, they beat the Trail Blazers by a big margin by 29 points, 124-95.
| Team | Opp | Score | Result | H/A | Date | – | Team | Opp | Score | Result | H/A | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS |
 CHR |
132-125 | W | Away | 01/01/26 | – | OKC |
 POR |
124-95 | W | Home | 01/01/26 |
| GS |
 BRO |
120-107 | W | Away | 30/12/25 | – | OKC |
 ATL |
140-129 | W | Home | 30/12/25 |
| GS |
 TOR |
127-141 | L | Away | 29/12/25 | – | OKC |
 PHI |
129-104 | W | Home | 29/12/25 |
| GS |
 DAL |
126-116 | W | Home | 26/12/25 | – | OKC |
 SAN |
102-117 | L | Home | 26/12/25 |
| GS |
 ORL |
120-97 | W | Home | 24/12/25 | – | OKC |
SAN |
110-130 | L | Away | 24/12/25 |
Head to Head
Thunder lead the recent series 2-0 with an average margin of 18 points and 232 total points per game.
| Home | Score | Away | Result | Arena | Margin | Total | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS |
112-124 | OKC |
Thunder won by 12 pts | @ San Francisco | 12 | 236 | Wed 3-Dec-2025 |
| OKC |
126-102 | GS |
Thunder won by 24 pts | @ Oklahoma City | 24 | 228 | Wed 12-Nov-2025 |
NBA Same Game Multi Tips
Here are my NBA same game multi tips for the Warriors against the Thunder.
- 1st Leg – Thunder -5.5: The Thunder have covered easily in back to back wins over the Warriors this season and I don’t see getting troubled here either. The last meeting here was a 124-112 result for OKC. Draymond is also out for the Warriors and Steph Curry might rest too. OKC are 12-3 in their last 15 road games and have the wood over Golden State, winning 6 of the last 8 meetings.
- 2nd Leg – Over 231.5 Points: Another trend when these two sides meet is the Over. It’s gone 6-1 in the last 7 meetings. Shai scored 38 pts in his last game against them and the Thunder haven’t scored under 124 pts in their last 3 games.
