Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder Live Stream & Tips – Take T’wolves & Free Points In NBA Playoffs

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Last updated: 19 May 2025

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Timberwolves tipped to cover as underdogs in Game 1
Minnesota has covered 8 out of 10 playoff games
Thunder failed to cover in 8 of 12 playoff games

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Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder Predictions & Tips

Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder Predictions & Tips
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Minnesota Timberwolves Form
Oklahoma City Thunder Form

Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder Predictions & Tips

Minnesota are tipped to cover as a betting underdog in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

Not only have the Timberwolves been the much more reliable spread bet in the playoffs, but they also covered in all but one of the regular season meetings.

Minnesota have covered in 3 of the 4 meetings this season
The Timberwolves have covered in 8 of their 10 playoff games
Oklahoma City have failed to cover in 8 of their 12 playoff games
The Over cashed in 3 of the 4 regular season meetings

Head To Head

Oklahoma City Thunder lead the all-time series 95-50
Minnesota Timberwolves won 131-128 in overtime when the two teams last met on February 24

Minnesota Timberwolves Form

Minnesota enter the Western Conference Finals on a dominant run, having gone 8-2 in the playoffs so far.

The Timberwolves went 49-33 during the regular season to finish sixth in the standings, but they have stepped up their game when it matters most.

They opened made a great start to the postseason with a victory over the Lakers in Los Angeles, giving them an early upper-hand in the series.

Minnesota then bounced back from a 94-85 with 116-104, 116-113 and 103-96 victories to secure their place in the second round with a 4-1 series win.

The Timberwolves made a losing start to that showdown with Golden State, but they again issued an emphatic response to a loss.

Having fallen 99-88 at home in Game 1, they reeled off four consecutive victories to advance, beating the Warriors 117-93, 102-97, 117-110 and 121-110.

Oklahoma City Thunder Form

Oklahoma City go into the Western Conference Finals on the back of a marathon series, but having only played one more game than Minnesota.

The Thunder finished top of the Western Conference with a 68-14 record, and they continued that dominance in the first round of the playoffs.

They made no mistakes as they successfully swept Memphis in four games, winning 131-80, 118-99, 114-108 and 117-115.

Oklahoma City found their second-round series much tougher though, as they went the distance with Denver.

The Thunder fell behind early as they sandwiched a 149-106 victory with 121-119 and 113-104 (OT) losses, but they turned it around over the next four games.

They won the next two meetings with the Nuggets, 92-87 and 112-105, and then bounced back from a 119-107 loss with a series-clinching 125-93 success.

Verdict

MIN Timberwolves @ OKC Thunder - Game 1

Oklahoma City are rightly favoured at home, but we are all over the Timberwolves here.

They have been stacking up covers in the postseason and covered the number in three of the four regular season meetings with the Thunder, so give us those free buckets.

Minnesota +7.5

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