Oklahoma vs Minnesota Prediction: the Thunder Are Still Tired After the Nuggets?

Oklahoma vs Minnesota: Prediction and Odds on the Match on 21 May 2025

Oklahoma and Minnesota have both made it to the NBA Western Conference Finals for the 2024/25 season. Who'll be stronger in the first game, opening the score in the series? We're offering a prediction on this interesting match. Let's take a look at the main statistical trends, odds and bookie lines, and pick a few betting options at once.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma started the playoffs with a solid four-game win over Memphis, but then played Denver. It was a hard-fought game. The Thunder took the lead in the seventh game, which they won quite confidently on their own floor (125:93). OKlahoma made a big move in the second quarter, taking the lead by 19 points. Shay Gilgeous-Alexander was the top scorer for Mark Dayno's team with 35 points. Jalen Williams scored 24 points. Chet Holmgren got 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Minnesota

The Timberwolves went up against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round and managed to stop a superstar opponent with Luka Doncic and LeBron James in just five games. Then Chris Finch's team met Golden State and made the most of Steph Curry's injury, also closing the series in five games. So, Minnesota finished the second round series before Oklahoma and had a few extra days to rest.

Oklahoma vs Minnesota: Head-to-Head Statistics

This season, the teams met four times and beat each other twice.

Oklahoma vs Minnesota: Betting Tips & Odds

• Minnesota has won the previous four matches. The best bet here is W2, with odds of 3.40 at 1xbet.
• In all four of the games between the two teams this season, they've scored more than 216 points between them. We're going for TO (216.5) at 1.90 odds at 1xbet.
• Oklahoma has scored more than 111 points in their last seven home games. We're going for IT1O (111.5) at 1.80 odds at 1xbet.
• Minnesota hasn't scored more than 104 points in three of the last four away games. Bet IT2U (104.5) at odds of 1.85 at 1xbet.

Oklahoma vs Minnesota: Betting Tips & Odds

According to the bookie, 1xbet, Oklahoma's got it made for the next match. The best W1 is at 1.32 odds. You can bet on Minnesota with pretty good odds of 3.40.

The total is 216.5 points. You might go for the TO (216.5) and TU (216.5) bets, as they're available at 1.90.

Oklahoma vs Minnesota Match Prediction 21 May, 2025

The problem of Oklahoma in the series with Minnesota could well be fatigue. The Thunder had the toughest match out of the seven against Denver. At the same time, the Timberwolves have wrapped up the first two round series in just five games. At least for the first game of the series, we're backing Minnesota. We'll also take the total over. We think the offense will probably be the main issue here.

Our match prediction: W2 for a coefficient of 3.35 in the betway bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: H2 (+7.5) for a coefficient of 1.77 in the bet365 bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: TO (216.5) for a coefficient of 1.747 in the 1xbet bookmaker.