Betting Results:
Head to Head: Timberwolves, odds 4.49
Line: Timberwolves (+9.5), odds 1.898
Total Points: Under (226.5), odds 1.909

Pre-game Prediction
Thunder, 63.6%
Timberwolves, 36.4%

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Naz Reid had 27 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for short-handed Minnesota in a victory over Oklahoma City that stopped their seven-game winning streak.

Bobbins tipping last night, only 1 from 3 won, with OKC suffering a surprising and pretty heavy beating, Lu Dort missing his target by 1 Rebound but good old Anthony Davis helped us out by missing his Points + Assists target, cheers fella.

Naz Reid’s 27 points help lead short-handed Timberwolves past West-leading Thunder 116-101

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Basketball Writer The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Naz Reid had 27 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves in a 116-101 victory over Oklahoma City on Thursday night that stopped the Thunder’s seven-game winning streak.

Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and Jaden McDaniels added 21 points to propel the Wolves (31-25) into the All-Star break with an inspired performance against the West-leading Thunder (44-10) behind a small-ball strategy necessitated by the absence of their usual starting frontcourt.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to lead the Thunder after shooting 2 for 13 in the first half.

Takeaways

Thunder: After beating Miami at home while Chet Holmgren rested on Wednesday, Oklahoma City had to turn around for the trip north for one more game before the break. The second pick in the 2022 draft has had a slow re-entry after a 39-game absence to a broken pelvis. Holmgren had 11 points and 12 rebounds in 30 minutes.

Timberwolves: After a two-point loss at home to short-handed Milwaukee a night earlier, Minnesota played without four of its top eight scorers and met the challenge with a burst of young energy. First-round draft pick Terrence Shannon was the first man off the bench and had all 13 of his points in the first half.

Key moment

Edwards made the arena erupt when he drove from the wing for a soaring dunk over Holmgren in the first quarter before glaring and yelling at the 7-foot-1 native of Minneapolis, who ignored the taunt.

Key stat

Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA ’s leading scorer at 32.6 points per game entering the night, had his streak of 25-point games end at 22.

This is how we previewed this game....

Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves Free Betting Tips

Northwest Division game with both teams having just 24H rest since games last night.

The Timberwolves lie 7th in the West, 15 games behind OKC. A 30-25-55% record is "ok", but they are marginally weaker at home (15-13) than on the road (15-12). 6-4 L10 on an L2 streak is about typical of them this season.

Visitors Thunder are the game's best this season, 44-9-83%, 18-6 on the road, 8-2 L10 and a W7 streak. On paper this is a Thunder win, in 3rd gear.

Oklahoma City Thunder (-7.5) at odds of 1.85

Take 7.5 if you can get it as this is being changed, for the worse on an almost hourly basis. 7.5 is as far as we'd back it though, and after last night's half point win for our tip, we aren't being too bold on this one. a $10 bet advised.

Returns $18.50 for a $10 bet

Anthony Edwards (MIN) Under 34.5 Points + Assists at odds of 1.85

Edwards is likely to face a tough defense in for shale of OKC, and Lu Dort has bossed him in the recent past. H'e missed his target in this market 12 out of 18 times against top 10 defenses.

Returns $18.50 for a $10 bet

Good old Anthony Davis helped us out by missing his Points + Assists target, cheers fella.

Lu Dort (OKC) Over 3.5 Rebounds at odds of 2.12

LD is Over in 4 out of 5 road games, averaging 5 rebounds per game, should be a piece of piss for the little Canadian.

Returns $21.20 for a $10 bet

Annoyingly Lu Dort missed his target by just 1 Rebound.