The fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks and first-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder will face off on Tuesday, May 7th in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals of the 2024 NBA Playoffs series.
The game is scheduled for 6:30 PM PT (9:30 PM ET) and will be available to watch on TNT (streamed by Sling TV).
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NBA playoff odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook have the Thunder as 3.5-point favorites over the Mavericks.
Oklahoma City's money line is -155. Dallas is +130.
The over-under for this game is set at 215.5 points.
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ESPN: Thunder has a 63.3% chance of beating the Mavericks in Game 1
The site gives Dallas a 36.7% chance of defeating Oklahoma City in Game 1 of an NBA playoff series.
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The site's formula predicts the Thunder to beat the Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA postseason series on Tuesday.
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Dimers.com: Thunder 109, Mavericks 105
“Our proven predictive analytics model gives the Thunder a 64% chance of defeating the Mavericks. Our projected final score is for the Thunder to win 109-105,” the site wrote.
“The Thunder's 120.1 points per game is just 4.5 more than the Mavericks' allowed (115.6 points). If Oklahoma City scores 115.6 points or more, they would be 39-16 against the spread and 46-6 overall. Dallas has 40 wins and 13 losses ATS, 42 wins and 11 losses overall, and has scored over 112.7 points. ”
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