On Thursday, May 22, the Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, and this is the best NBA Same Game Parlay today.
In Game 1, the Thunder stomped Minnesota, 114-88.
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The Timberwolves led at halftime, 48-44. However, the Thunder outscored them 70-40 in the second half.
Besides Nikola Topic, who's been out for a while, the injury report is clean.
Below, you’ll find my NBA Same Game Parlay picks today for this game with odds of +640.
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NBA Same Game Parlay Prediction: Thunder vs Timberwolves
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- Thunder -7.5
- Jalen Williams 20+ Points
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25+ Points
- Julius Randle 20+ Points
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Thunder -7.5
The Thunder's point spread at -7.5 leads off my NBA parlay predictions.
As mentioned, in Game 1, they came roaring back in the second half after dealing with a 4-point halftime deficit.
In that game, four Oklahoma City players had double-digit points, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31), Isaiah Hartenstein (12), Chet Holmgren (15), and Jalen Williams (19).
Only Julius Randle (28) and Anthony Edwards (18) finished with double-digit points for Minnesota.
The Thunder shot 41 of 82 from the floor (50%) and 11 of 21 from 3-point range (52.4%).
Their defense held the Timberwolves to 29 of 83 from the floor (34.9%) and 15 of 51 from 3-point range (29.4%).
The Thunder also won the rebound battle (46-42), assists (27-18), steals (13-5), and they dominated in the paint (54-20).
Heading into Game 2, I'm rolling with the Thunder.
The Timberwolves typically average 39.5 3-point shots per game. They had about 11 more than that in this one and still shot under 30%.
Yes, the Timberwolves typically shoot 37.3% from beyond the arc, but the Thunder also hold teams to 33.9% (the lowest percentage in the league).
Could there be some positive regression in favor of the Timberwolves? Sure, but still, Game 1 was a 26-point differential.
At home, as the favorite, the Thunder are 34-14-2 (69.6%) against the spread.
I'm not fading them here. They were too good in Game 1 not to take them at -7.5.
Jalen Williams 20+ Points
The next leg of my NBA Same Game Parlay today is for Williams to have 20 points or more.
Full disclosure: I'm a bit weary of this one, but I'm hoping for some positive regression in Williams' direction.
Point blank: He's had a rough postseason.
The Thunder have played 12 games this postseason, and he's shot under 40% in five of them. All five have come over the last eight games, including Game 1 of this series and the seven-game series against the Denver Nuggets.
He was excellent in the first round against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Since Game 4 of the Nuggets series, he's shot under 20% in two games.
In Game 1 against Minnesota, he had 19 points on 7 of 18 shooting (38.9%), including going 1 for 2 from the arc.
On the season, he shoots 48.4% from the floor and 36.5% from beyond the arc.
He also averages about five 3-point shots per game.
Despite poor shooting, he's been so close to 20 points many times this postseason.
I'm going to bank on him getting going more in this one and shooting a bit better to cross that 20-point threshold.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25+ Points
One of the best parlay bets today in the NBA is for Gilgeous-Alexander to finish with 25 points or more.
Yeah, I'm riding with this again.
Over his last five games, Gilgeous-Alexander has 25 points or more in all of them.
He put up 25 in 68 of 76 games during the regular season.
During the regular season against the Timberwolves, he played four games and scored 37 or more points in three and 23 in the fourth.
In Game 1, he had 31 points on 10 of 27 shooting (37%), including 0 for 4 from 3-point range, and 11 of 14 from the free-throw line.
He didn't play very well (27 shots is the most he has taken in his last five games), but he still managed to score points.
He typically boasts a field goal percentage of 51.9% and goes for 37.5% from 3-point range.
Gilgeous-Alexander should play better here and, once again, put up 25 points.
Julius Randle 20+ Points
Randle has been playing extremely well lately.
He's shot 58.8% or better in three of his last five games.
In Game 1, he shot 69.2% from the floor (9 of 13), including 5 of 6 from 3-point range (83.3%).
He finished with 28 points in Game 1.
Edwards has had 20 or more points in his last five games.
Over this postseason, he's scored 20 points or more in nine of 11 games. In the two games, he fell short by at least 16 points.
Do I expect him to continue shooting as well as he has?
No, but consider this: He logged 35 minutes and 40 seconds in Game 1. I expect that to be closer to 40 minutes, especially if the game is a bit closer and not a 26-point difference in the final score.
This season, he's averaging 18.7 points per game.
He had 20 points or more in 36 of 69 games (52.2%).
The Timberwolves' star, Anthony Edwards, has been a bit up and down, going for 22 or less in three of his last five games, and Randle is helping make up the difference.
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