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- Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder picks for Tuesday, May 20
- Western Conference Finals Game 1 is taking place at Paycom Center
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Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder Preview & Picks
Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder Preview & Picks
Minnesota are tipped to cover as a betting underdog in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
Not only have the Timberwolves been the much more reliable spread bet in the playoffs, but they also covered in all but one of the regular season meetings.
- Minnesota Timberwolves are 3-1-0 ATS in meetings this season
- Minnesota Timberwolves are 8-2-0 ATS in the playoffs so far
- Oklahoma City Thunder are 4-8-0 ATS in the 2025 NBA playoffs
- The Over cashed in 3 of the 4 regular season meetings
Head To Head
- Oklahoma City Thunder lead the all-time series 95-50
- Minnesota Timberwolves won 131-128 in overtime when the two teams last met on February 24
Minnesota Timberwolves Form
Minnesota enter the Western Conference Finals on a dominant run, having gone 8-2 in the playoffs so far.
The Timberwolves went 49-33 during the regular season to finish sixth in the standings, but they have stepped up their game when it matters most.
They opened made a great start to the postseason with a victory over the Lakers in Los Angeles, giving them an early upper-hand in the series.
Minnesota then bounced back from a 94-85 with 116-104, 116-113 and 103-96 victories to secure their place in the second round with a 4-1 series win.
The Timberwolves made a losing start to that showdown with Golden State, but they again issued an emphatic response to a loss.
Having fallen 99-88 at home in Game 1, they reeled off four consecutive victories to advance, beating the Warriors 117-93, 102-97, 117-110 and 121-110.
Oklahoma City Thunder Form
Oklahoma City go into the Western Conference Finals on the back of a marathon series, but having only played one more game than Minnesota.
The Thunder finished top of the Western Conference with a 68-14 record, and they continued that dominance in the first round of the playoffs.
They made no mistakes as they successfully swept Memphis in four games, winning 131-80, 118-99, 114-108 and 117-115.
Oklahoma City found their second-round series much tougher though, as they went the distance with Denver.
The Thunder fell behind early as they sandwiched a 149-106 victory with 121-119 and 113-104 (OT) losses, but they turned it around over the next four games.
They won the next two meetings with the Nuggets, 92-87 and 112-105, and then bounced back from a 119-107 loss with a series-clinching 125-93 success.
Verdict
Oklahoma City are rightly favored at home, but we are all over the Timberwolves here.
They have been stacking up covers in the postseason and covered the number in three of the four regular season meetings with the Thunder, so give us those free buckets.
They have been stacking up covers in the postseason and covered the number in three of the four regular season meetings with the Thunder, so give us those free buckets.
Minnesota +7.5
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@-111.11 - 4 Units
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