Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves odds, tips and betting trends | December 16
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The Oklahoma City Thunder (11-17) will aim to stop a four-game losing streak when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves (13-15) at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, December 16, 2022. The Timberwolves have lost three games in a row.
The Thunder take on the Timberwolves in a game expected to be a hard-fought meeting. The Thunder are favored by just 1.5 points against the Timberwolves. The game’s point total is set at 231.5.
Thunder vs. Timberwolves Betting Odds
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Spread: Oklahoma City -1.5
Total: 231.5
Moneyline: Oklahoma City -123, Minnesota +103
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Timberwolves at Thunder odds, spread, & more Prediction
Pick ATS: Thunder (- 1.5)
Pick OU:
Over (231.5)
Prediction:Thunder 117 – Timberwolves 114
Moneyline
Oklahoma City has been the favorite in six games this season and has come away with the win two times (33.3%) in those contests.
This season, Oklahoma City has come away with a win two times in five chances when named as a favorite of at least -123 or shorter on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies Oklahoma City has a 55.2% chance of walking away with the win.
Minnesota has won 20% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (2-8).
When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +103 or longer, Minnesota has gone 2-7 (22.2%).
Minnesota has an implied moneyline win probability of 49.3% in this matchup.
Against the spread
The Thunder average 115.5 points per game, just 0.6 fewer points than the 116.1 the Timberwolves allow.
When Oklahoma City totals more than 116.1 points, it is 11-3 against the spread and 9-5 overall.
Minnesota has a 7-9 record against the spread and a 10-6 record overall when giving up fewer than 115.5 points.
The Timberwolves put up an average of 114.3 points per game, only 3.1 fewer points than the 117.4 the Thunder give up to opponents.
When it scores more than 117.4 points, Minnesota is 6-4 against the spread and 6-4 overall.
Oklahoma City is 9-3 against the spread and 7-5 overall when it allows fewer than 114.3 points.
The Thunder are the league’s eighth-ranked scoring team (115.5 PPG), while the Timberwolves allow the rank 24th in points per game (116.1) in NBA action.
The 12th-ranked scoring NBA team (114.3 PPG) is Minnesota, while the Oklahoma City squad ranks 28th in the league defensively (117.4 PPG).
The Thunder have been out-scored by 54 points this season (1.9 points per game on average), and opponents of the Timberwolves have out-scored them by 49 more points on the year (1.8 per game).
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Oklahoma City’s average implied point total this year is 1.1 fewer points than its implied total in Friday’s game (115.9 implied points on average compared to 117 implied points in this game).
This season, Oklahoma City has scored more than 117 points in 14 games.
The 117.4-point average implied total on the season for Minnesota is 2.4 more points than the team’s 115-point implied total in this matchup.
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How to watch Thunder vs. Timberwolves
Game Day: Friday, December 16, 2022
Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
TV Channel: BSOK and BSN
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Arena: Paycom Center
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