OKC Thunder fends off Minnesota Timberwolves to take 2-0 series lead
The OKC Thunder earned a 118-103 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves to take a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference finals.
The No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves and No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder play May 24 in Game 3 of their Western Conference Finals NBA playoffs series.
The game is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. MST (8:30 p.m. Eastern time) and can be seen on ABC (stream with FUBO).
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The Thunder are a 2.5-point favorite over the Timberwolves in NBA playoffs odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook. Oklahoma City is -145 on the moneyline. Minnesota is +120. The over/under for the game is set at 217.5 points.
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ESPN: Thunder have a 67.1% chance to beat Timberwolves in Game 3
The site gives Minnesota a 32.9% shot at defeating Oklahoma City in the third game of the NBA playoffs series.
The site’s formula predicts that Oklahoma City will defeat Minnesota in Game 3 of the NBA postseason series.
Dimers: Thunder 110, Timberwolves 108
It writes: “After extensive simulations, our model gives the Thunder a win probability of 57%, while the Timberwolves have a win probability of 43%.”
FOX Sports: Thunder 115, Timberwolves 109
It writes: “The Thunder have played 59 games with over 217.5 points scored, their current matchup’s point total, this season. The Timberwolves have played in 49 games this year (59.8% of opportunities) in which the teams combined to score more than 217.5 points. Between them, these two teams average 17.3 more points per game (234.8) than this matchup’s total (217.5).”
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