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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 16, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Paycom Center — Oklahoma City, OK

Article updated Dec 15, 11:39 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Minnesota is on the road playing Oklahoma City at the Paycom Center stadium on Friday, 12/16/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Oklahoma City -1.5 was the opening favorite and current line

Game outlook

Minnesota is on the road playing Oklahoma City at the Paycom Center stadium on Friday, 12/16/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Oklahoma City -1.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Oklahoma City -5.

Minnesota Highlights

With a power ranking of 26, Minnesota is ranked #12 in offense (scoring an average of 114.32 per game), #24 in defense (allowing an average of 116.07 points to be scored against them per game) and are 13-15 (10-18 ATS) this season.

Oklahoma City Highlights

Oklahoma City Thunder has a power ranking of 28 and are #8 for offense (scoring an average of 115.50 per game), #28 for defense (giving up an average of 116.07 points per game) and 11-17 (17-11 ATS) overall. Minnesota went 1-2 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Oklahoma City.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be MIN 122.5, OKC 112.5. 53% of SportsJaw predicts Oklahoma City Thunder to cover. OddsShark predicts Minnesota will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

62% picked Oklahoma City Thunder on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Timberwolves 105 to Thunder 135.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Timberwolves 105 to Thunder 135.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Timberwolves vs Thunder archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Timberwolves vs Thunder matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Minnesota Timberwolves+105 → +165Moved
  • Moneyline · Oklahoma City Thunder-125 → -190Moved
  • Spread · Minnesota Timberwolves+1.5 (-110) → +4.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Oklahoma City Thunder-1.5 (-110) → -4.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over231.5 (-110) → 235 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under231.5 (-110) → 235 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Minnesota Timberwolves
13-15 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Oklahoma City Thunder
11-17 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-16T04:39:05.742Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-12-03Oklahoma City Thunder 135 · Minnesota Timberwolves 128
  • 2022-10-23Minnesota Timberwolves 116 · Oklahoma City Thunder 106
  • 2022-10-19Oklahoma City Thunder 108 · Minnesota Timberwolves 115
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Oklahoma City Thunder 112-110

Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Oklahoma City Thunder 112-110 on December 16, 2022, a 2-point decision in the series. Minnesota Timberwolves' strongest period was the 2nd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 33-22. Against SportsJaw's recorded Minnesota Timberwolves +4.5 (-110) spread, Minnesota Timberwolves covered, while the 222 combined points finished under the recorded total of 235.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DtownsendSpread · Minnesota Timberwolves +1.5 (-110)Win
  • TphamSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder -1.5 (-110)Loss
  • BadmanSpread · Minnesota Timberwolves +2.25 (-110)Win
  • SimonsaysTotal · Under 231 (-110)Win
  • ImsobadSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder -2.25 (-110)Loss
  • ImsobadMoneyline · Oklahoma City Thunder -135Loss
  • JohnTharpSpread · Minnesota Timberwolves +2.25 (-110)Win
  • JohnTharpMoneyline · Minnesota Timberwolves +115Win
  • MalakhovSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder -2.25 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder -2.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Minnesota Timberwolves +2.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 233.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Minnesota Timberwolves +2.5 (-110)Win
  • JohnTharpTotal · Under 235 (-110)Win