Oklahoma Metropolis trounced the broken-down Denver Nuggets in Recreation 7, and now they head into the Western Convention Finals as sturdy favorites to win the West.
The Thunder are extensively anticipated to win this collection over the Timberwolves and are large seven-point favorites in Recreation 1 in response to oddsmakers.
With Oklahoma Metropolis now minus cash to win the NBA Finals (-175), the bookies imagine that it’s shaping as much as be a rout for the rest of the playoffs with the Thunder lastly successful a championship.
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Timberwolves vs. Thunder Recreation 1 prediction
These two groups cut up the season collection 2-2, though Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert have been absent in three of these video games, so it’s principally a fruitless endeavor to place an excessive amount of inventory within the head-to-head.
The one recreation that featured each groups at full-ish energy (Chet Holmgren and Alex Caruso have been out) led to a 113-105 win for the Thunder.
However the Timberwolves appear like a distinct staff in comparison with the place they have been earlier this season.
Minnesota has had a rebirth of sturdy play because of scoring ahead Julius Randle, who has dominated every of the previous two collection as a matchup nightmare for the Lakers and Warriors.
Randle averaged 29.8 and 37.1 p.c from the sector in his two playoff collection with the Knicks, however has turned it round for the Wolves, capturing 50.9 p.c in these playoffs.
I’m not so positive that continues in opposition to an extremely irritating Thunder protection that would pressure Randle to carry again previous dangerous habits.
My mannequin has the projected rating of 113.84 to 104.6, giving a small 2.5-percent edge on the Thunder -7.
As an added prop guess, goal any and all unders you may get on his defensive stats; I think he begins to lose his cool sooner or later and slacks on the defensive facet of the ball.
A number of choices are beneath .5 block (-200) and beneath 1.5 steals + blocks (-230).
I’d additionally advocate a wager on beneath 1.5 3-pointers, at +100 this night.
PICK: Thunder -7 | Randle beneath 1.5 3-pointers made (+100, BetMGM)
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