{"id":348002,"date":"2025-05-19T09:52:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=348002"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:52:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:52:51","slug":"timberwolves-vs-thunder-game-1-nba-sgp-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/timberwolves-vs-thunder-game-1-nba-sgp-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves vs. Thunder SGP predictions Game 1: Look for Jalen Williams, Donte DiVincenzo to contribute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Minnesota Timberwolves are back in the Western Conference finals for a second consecutive year, and this time they&#8217;ll face the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> OKC is a -385 favourite to win the series after going the distance with the Denver Nuggets in Round 2. The Thunder and Timberwolves split their season series, 2-2, winning once apiece at home and on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Timberwolves vs. Thunder SGP predictions for Game 1 on May 20, featuring Jalen Williams and Donte DiVincenzo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timberwolves vs. Thunder predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/basketball\/competitions\/10240\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report-news\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\"><strong>NBA player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\"><strong>NBA standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Timberwolves +11.5 | Williams over 4.5 assists | DiVincenzo over 1.5 threes (+290)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Timberwolves +11.5 (-209): <\/strong>Congrats on grinding out a seven-game series win, OKC. Your prize is one day of rest before the ravenous Timberwolves come to town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minnesota, which knocked out the Golden State Warriors in five games, will have a 5-1 advantage in terms of rest days entering the conference finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OKC is coming off a much tougher series, which includes three games played at Denver&#8217;s mile-high altitude since May 9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Thunder are 2-7 ATS in their past nine games. The Timberwolves are 8-2 ATS in the postseason.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minnesota is 11-6 ATS as a road underdog this year, per Team Rankings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The T-Wolves are 3-0 ATS vs. OKC since February, winning two of those games straight up as underdogs. Also, they didn&#8217;t have Rudy Gobert or Julius Randle for any of those games. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Williams over 4.5 assists<\/strong><\/strong> (-134):<\/strong> I rode with Williams at this number in Game 7 against the Nuggets and he delivered, dishing seven assists in the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is now 9-2 against this prop in the playoffs, averaging 5.7 assists in those matchups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the regular season, J-Dub had 27 assists in four games against the Timberwolves, going 4-0 against this prop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Williams bounced back as a scorer last time out, but he still only shot 37.5% from the field (23.7% from 3-point range) in the second round. Setting up teammates should remain a key element of his game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>DiVincenzo over 1.5 threes <\/strong>(-182)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>: It&#8217;s been a rough postseason for DiVincenzo beyond the arc, but I still don&#8217;t think this is asking too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Despite shooting just 25.0% from deep in the playoffs, DiVincenzo is 5-5 vs. this prop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s averaging 5.6 attempted 3s per game. That&#8217;s down from 7.1 3PA during the regular season, but it&#8217;s still a healthy volume for a number like this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OKC allowed 39.6 attempted 3s per game to Denver. That was the second-most of the eight teams in the conference semifinals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Including the regular season and playoffs, DiVincenzo has cashed this bet in 53 of 72 games (73.6%). That includes a 2-for-7 showing beyond the arc in his lone matchup against the Thunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Timberwolves vs. Thunder predictions made at 9:50 a.m. ET 05\/19\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Timberwolves are back in the Western Conference finals for a second consecutive year, and this time they&#8217;ll face the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. The pregame narrative: OKC is a -385 favourite to win the series after going the distance with the Denver Nuggets in Round 2. 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