Timbervolves vs. Thunder odds, predictions: Back Oklahoma City to progress

Geoff Schwartz

Leagry betting analyst

The Western Conference of the Finals start on Tuesday evening with the match between the melted seeds Oklahoma City Thunder and sixth sowing Minnesota Timbervolves.

Wolves are returned in the Western Conference of the final after shipment Lakers in five games and then beats Steph Currypainless Warriors In five games win four straight after loss of the game 1.

Thunderstorm was easily swallowed Grizzlies at 1. the wheel and it took seven games for Oklahoma City to complete NuggetsSeason.

Two days later play game 1 against Minnesota at home.

Having it in mind, there are a few bets I think I have a value right now. Let’s dive into it.

Thunder To win the finals of the Western conference in five games
Thunder To conquer the finals of the Western Conference in six games

Oklahoma City Cruisid to Fri Seeds with the best points in the history of the league and the other net net ever, because of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

SGA will win the MVP. Thunder is the deepest team in the league, with different ways of attacking an opponent. They can go large or small and have a reliable amount of offensive options. About the Defense, they can disturb opponents with rotating games depending on the situation.

OKC is a complete team.

Timbervolves fought in the first half of the season, but once they realized their offense around Anthony Edwards and newly acquired Julius RandleThey took off in the second half. Randle is remarkable in the first two rounds of the playoffs, on average almost 24 points per game.

Defensive wood defenses in another place in post-points allowed per 100 owners and was a jump machine in the first two rounds. However, it is worth noting that they played two teams with the minimum presence of Frontcourt. That would be an indictment of talented large men wolves if they did not dominate the court area.

Wolves have an advantage in movement in a series, but do not have a competitive advantage. They played two incomplete teams: Lakers – missing frontcourt players – and warriors without curry, as well as potentially lacking Jimmy Butlerwhich did not appear to be 100 percent.

Meanwhile, this young Thunder team had enough, match 7 victory in Nuggets, who must feel like the weight is erected from the shoulders. Nuggeti were not better, but they were there before and they showed themselves at the end of several games in the series.

Is that a title or bust for the Groma Oklahoma City?

Thunder are difficult to favorites to win Minnesota, which is reasonable given their talent and the advantage of the depth. Some things that wolves did well in post-seasoned – like recovery and defense – will look far different from thunder.

Wolves have a problem with traffic, giving the ball 13.6% of their offensive estates. OKC power reverses better than any team for playoffs, as we saw in the game 7 against Nugget. Thunder has the rotation of defensive options to throw into Edwards to slow down and through a series, it could prove a big difference.

It is fair to worry that the grumpy ability is to find a reliable option of another scoring if wolves focus on the SGU shutdown. Jalen Williams It was mainly invisible in the Nuggets series outside the game 7. Chet Holmgren He had his moments, but the wolves of great men will be able to push him around. I see wolves who won some games in this series if Thunder can’t achieve consistently.

This series goes five or six games, and Thunder has advanced to NBA Finals.

By beting the series to cross five games at +250, and the other to go six games at +265 are two bets I made. If or guess, you will make money. It is obvious that moving or playing 7 will lose these bets, but there are ways to get out of these bets. For example, taking the thunder to win the game 4 if the 3-0 series can be an option.

Select: Thunder (+250) To win the final conference finals in five games
Select: Thunder (+265) To win the Western conference of the finals in six games

Isaiah Hartenstein To win a series leader in total jumps

Favorite is to keep a series in the jumps is Rudi Gobert. He was awarded 9.6 jumps per game in postseason and involved the game against two teams without the main within presence.

Thunder has two big people to Hassle gobert. I take care of him in trouble of trouble and also does not play at the end of close games. Stony It is averaging over 8.7 rebounds per game in postseason after averaging 10.7 jumps per game during the regular season.

I like this number for a guy that is averaging one less jump.

Select: Isaiah Hartertein (+285) to conquer series leaders in total jumps

Geoff Schwartz is an analyst for Fox Sports. He played eight seasons in the NFL for five different teams. He began with a real cube for the University of Oregon for three seasons and was another team that was all-Pac-12 selection of his elderly. Follow it on Twitter @ Geoffschwartz.

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