NBA Best Bets: Thunder vs. Timberwolves Picks for December 31
Published 9:33 pm Monday, December 30, 2024
The Minnesota Timberwolves (17-14) will try to continue a three-game win streak when they visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (26-5) at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 as 7.5-point underdogs. The Thunder have won six games in a row.
Before placing a wager on this matchup, take a peek at the best bets available on Tuesday based on our computer predictions.
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Thunder vs. Timberwolves Game Info
- When: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- TV: NBA TV, FDSOK, FDSNX, and KSBI
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Thunder vs. Timberwolves Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Thunder (- 7.5)
- Oklahoma City is 20-11-0 against the spread this year.
- Minnesota is 13-18-0 against the spread this year.
- As 7.5-point favorites or more, the Thunder are 12-6 against the spread.
- The Timberwolves have covered every time (1-0) as a 7.5-point underdog or more this year.
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Pick OU:
Over (216.5)
- The Thunder’s 31 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 216.5 points 16 times.
- The Timberwolves have played 15 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 216.5 points.
- The average point total in Oklahoma City’s contests this year is 223.8, 7.3 more points than this game’s over/under.
- Minnesota has a 219.4-point average over/under in its contests this season, the same as this game’s total.
- The Thunder are the 15th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Timberwolves have scored the 24th-most points.
- The Thunder are the NBA’s top-ranked scoring defense while the Timberwolves are the fifth-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Thunder (-300)
- The Thunder have entered the game as favorites 30 times this season and won 25, or 83.3%, of those games.
- The Timberwolves have come away with one win in the three contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Oklahoma City has won 15 of its 17 games, or 88.2%, when favored by at least -300 on the moneyline.
- Minnesota has been named as an underdog of +230 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Thunder have a 75% chance to win.
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