Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves sports betting odds and lines, with NBA betting picks, tips and bets.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (27-19) visit the Minnesota Timberwolves (15-30) Saturday at Target Center. Tip-off is set for shortly after 8 p.m. ET. We analyze the Thunder-Timberwolves sports betting odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

Thunder at Timberwolves: Key Injuries

Thunder

  • Steven Adams (ankle) questionable
  • SG Terrance Ferguson (personal) questionable
  • SG Abdel Nader (ankle) questionable
  • SG Andre Roberson (knee) out

Timberwolves

  • SF Jake Layman (toe) out

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Thunder at Timberwolves: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

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Prediction

Thunder 125, Timberwolves 117

Moneyline (ML)

Both teams are on the second half of a back-to-back. The THUNDER (-128) beat the Atlanta Hawks 140-111 for a fourth straight win, while the Wolves (+105) lost an eighth straight, falling 131-124 to the Houston Rockets. Minnesota is in a free-fall, having lost nine of its last 10 games and is just 6-16 at home for the season. The surprising Thunder are seventh in the Western Conference, are 7-3 over their last 10 games and are 12-10 on the road.

The Thunder have won both head-to-head meetings this year, winning 139-127 at home Dec. 6 and 117-104 in Minnesota Jan. 13. Take the visitors for a third straight win in the season series.

New to sports betting? A $10 bet on the Thunder to win returns a profit of $7.80.

Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

The better bet is to back the THUNDER (-1.5, -115) to win by 2 or more points. OKC is 31-15 against the spread overall and 17-5 on the road. Minnesota is just 17-26-2 ATS overall and 5-16-1 at home.

The same $10 bet on the Thunder to win by at least 2 points returns a greater profit of $8.70.

Over/Under (O/U)

Take the OVER 224.5 (-125) with both sides having played Friday. The two teams combine to average 222 points per game with 223.2 points allowed. The two meetings so far this season went 1-1 against Saturday’s point projection. OKC has a 4-3 over/under on the second half of back-to-backs and Minnesota is 3-3.

Esten’s NBA betting record: 153-129

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