The Oklahoma City Thunder are favored by 5 points ahead of Game 2 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks at Paycom Center on Thursday, beginning at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN. The Thunder are currently up 1-0 in the series. The matchup’s over/under is set at 218.5.
If you are looking to gain an edge on Thursday’s game, see the best bets available in this matchup, in the article below (according to our computer predictions).
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Spread: Thunder (-5) to Cover
- Our computers expect the same result as DraftKings, but have the Thunder winning by a considerably larger margin (8.9 points). Take the Thunder.
- Oklahoma City has a 46-35-1 record against the spread this season.
- When playing as at least 5-point favorites this season, the Thunder have an ATS record of 23-14.
- Dallas has a 48-34-0 record against the spread this season.
- The Mavericks have covered the spread twice when an underdog by 5 points or more this season (in nine opportunities).
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Total: Over 218.5
- The DraftKings point total for this matchup is more than two possessions lower (12.6 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the over.
- Oklahoma City’s games have finished with more than 218.5 points 58 times so far this year.
- Dallas’ games have had over 218.5 points 65 times this season.
- The Thunder and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 43 out of 82 times this season.
- The Mavericks and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 36 out of 82 times this season.
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Moneyline Winner: Thunder (-198)
- Prediction: Thunder 120, Mavericks 111
- This season, Oklahoma City has won 47 out of the 61 games, or 77%, in which it has been favored.
- Dallas has won in 12, or 38.7%, of the 31 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Chet Holmgren Rebounds Prop: Over 8.5
- Chet Holmgren puts up 16.5 points, 2.4 assists and 7.9 boards per contest.
- He averages 0.6 fewer rebounds than his prop bet Thursday of 8.5.
- He’s grabbed more rebounds than the listed total for him 37 times this season in his 81 games sportsbooks set a prop.
- The Mavericks are 21st in the NBA in rebounds per game (42.9) and 25th in rebounds allowed (45.1).
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Kyrie Irving Rebounds Prop: Over 4.5
- Kyrie Irving is putting up 25.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists per contest. He’s making 49.7% of his shots from the floor and 41.1% from beyond the arc, with 3.0 treys per contest (ninth in NBA).
- He has averaged 0.5 more rebounds per game (5.0) than his prop bet total in Thursday’s game (4.5).
- He has recorded more rebounds than his listed total in 29 of his 63 games with a prop this season.
- The Thunder are pulling down just 42 rebounds per game (fourth-worst in NBA), and they are allowing 44.7 rebounds per contest (23rd-ranked).
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All stats in this article refer to the 2023-24 regular season.
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