OKC Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Game 2 (OKC Leads 1-0) - Best Bets & Betting Odds
All odds provided by Sports Interaction.
Thunder vs. Timberwolves Player Prop Best Bets
Julius Randle averaged 18.7 points on a 49/34/81 shooting line during the regular season. But he has raised his level immensely in the postseason. His scoring average has jumped nearly 33 percent to 24.3, and he’s been more efficient than he ever has in his career, posting a 52/39/89 shooting line through the first 11 games of these playoffs.
He was really the only one who was able to get his shot off in Game 1, going 9-for-13 for 28 points. The Thunder mixed up the defenders they put on Randle, but none could really find an answer. And considering the Thunder won by nearly 30 as Randle put up this performance, they wouldn’t mind if he did it again.
Randle is averaging 27.2 points per game over his last five, scoring 24 or more in each. Through 11 games in this postseason, Randle has only scored under 20 points twice, in Game 1 of the first round and Game 1 of the Conference semis. We’re not sure how NBA sportsbooks still have his prop below 20, but they do, so we’re all over it.
We also like fellow Minnesota big man Naz Reid to find his long range accuracy again. Reid had hit multiple triples in six of the first eight games of these playoffs, but has hit just one in his last three games, including a very rare two-game stretch without a triple at all.
Two straight games without a three-point make is nearly unheard of for Reid, but three? That is basically unprecedented. Reid hasn’t gone three straight without a triple since February 2022, a span of over three years.
He was 1-for-11 last game (9 percent from the field), which means, based on history, he should bounce back in Game 2. He has shot under 30 percent just 12 times this year, and in eight of those instances, he hit 3+ triples in his next game, including the last five straight, dating back to January. We’ll take him to find his rhythm again in Game 2.
Best Bets
- Julius Randle Over 19.5 Points (-120)
- Naz Reid Over 1.5 Three-Pointers Made (-135)
Thunder vs. Timberwolves Moneyline/Point Spread Prediction
While we like a couple of player props on Timberwolves players, we don’t expect them to have better luck on the scoreboard than they did in Game 1. Anthony Edwards is clearly still bothered by his ankle issue. If the Wolves can’t get their superstar to go blow for blow with SGA on the other side, Minnesota won’t have a chance. OKC’s supporting cast is better too.
And their defense in Game 1 was reminiscent of what Minnesota did to Denver in last year’s playoffs. Swarming and relentless. The Thunder scored 31 points off of 19 turnovers in Game 1, and we don’t see that slowing down. Without a 100 percent healthy Edwards, even Randle having the run of his life won’t be able to keep the Timberwolves from going down 0-2.
Oh, and did we mention that the Thunder led the league with a 35-6 record at home during the regular season? That has continued into the postseason, as they have won six of seven in OKC while covering the spread in five. They have the best home ATS record across the entire season (regular and post), with a 32-14-2 mark, or a 69.6 success rate.
Best Bet: Oklahoma City Thunder -7.0 Point Spread (-110)/Sports Interaction
