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by Devesh Jaganath | in NBA Predictions
Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference final gets underway on Tuesday night with the Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Paycom Center. The winner of this series will face either the Indiana Pacers or the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals. Let’s get into the match prediction.
The Oklahoma City Thunder made light work of the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the Playoffs. However, they were pushed to the wire by the Denver Nuggets in the semi-finals before getting the job done emphatically with a 125-93 win in Game 7.
While the series against the Nuggets exposed some of OKC’s weaknesses, they turned it up in the final game, especially Alex Caruso, who disrupted Nikola Jokic the entire match.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to be the driving force behind the team, averaging 29.0 PPG, 5.9 rebounds and 6.4 assists across his 11 playoff games so far.
Meanwhile, after taking down the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round, the Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the Warriors, who lost Stephen Curry through injury, 4-1 in the semis.
Anthony Edwards has led the team expertly with 26.5 PPG, 8.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game in the Playoffs. Julius Randle has also stepped up in a big way this postseason.
These sides split the regular season series 2-2, winning one at home and one on the road each.
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The Best Betting Odds for Oklahoma City Thunder v Minnesota Timberwolves Match
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1.33 | 3.25 |
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1.34 | 3.15 |
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Who will win the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball game?
Our prediction for the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves match is: Oklahoma City Thunder -6.5.
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves game on 20/05/2025 of the current NBA season:
- Oklahoma City Thunder has a 54.83% chance to pick up the win against Minnesota Timberwolves according to William Hill ⭐ with the odds of 1.36.
- There is a probability of 45.17% ⭐ for Minnesota Timberwolves to win vs Oklahoma City Thunder with odds of 3.8 at BC Game.
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Oklahoma City Thunder - Minnesota Timberwolves Key Points
- The Thunder are 40-7 SU at home this season.
- The Thunder have won their last seven home games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
- The Timberwolves have lost five of their last six Western Conference Finals games.
- The Timberwolves have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five Western Conference Finals games.
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Our Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction
The Oklahoma City Thunder come into this one less than two days after their final match against the Nuggets, but as we saw in the last round, teams that had lengthy layoffs after the first round struggled in Game 1 of the semis.
While that may not be the case here for the Timberwolves, they are still headed to the Paycom Center, where the Thunder have only lost seven games this season. This match will likely give us a clearer indication of what to expect in this series, but we’re going with the hosts to follow up on their big win on Sunday. Our Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves prediction is Oklahoma City Thunder -6.5.
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