of oklahoma city thunder welcome dallas mavericks Tuesday at Paycom Center for Game 1 of the best-of-seven second round Western Conference series. Tipoff is set for 9:30pm ET. Let's break down the line at FanDuel Sportsbook. Mavericks vs. Thunder odds Make NBA picks and predictions from experts.
Regular Season Series: Thunder wins 3-1
The Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 97-89 in the first round after finishing Game 4 on April 29 as the favorite by 4.5 points. The top-seeded Thunder played the final three games of the series, finishing each as favorites. They were also 1-3 O/U.
The Thunder finished the regular season with a record of 46 wins and 36 losses against the spread (ATS), and are 28 wins and 15 losses against the spread (ATS) this season, including the playoffs.
On Friday, the Mavericks defeated the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers 114-101 in six games as the 8.5-point home favorites. Dallas was shutout in 5 of 6 games as the favorite to win, falling to 3-2 and 1-0 ATS as the underdog.
The Mavs are 48-34 on the season and 29-15 on the road, the best record in the NBA.
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- Moneyline (ML): Mavericks +136 (bet $100 to win $136) | Thunder -158 (bet $158 to win $100)
- against proliferation: Mavericks +3.5 (-110) | Thunder -3.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 218 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Mavericks, Thunder important injuries
Mavericks
- G Luka Doncic (knee) probably
Thunder
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Thunder's Mavericks player picks and predictions
prediction
Thunder 110, Mavericks 104
money line
Passed.
The money line option is worth taking, but five of the Mavs' six first-round games ended outside of 3-point range. Instead, bet on spreads or totals.
against proliferation
Bet on Thunder -3.5 (-110).
The Thunder and Mavs play similar styles of basketball. They both rank in the top 10 in turnover rate and pace. Both ranks in the bottom 10 in offensive rebound percentage. However, in terms of offensive rating, the Thunder are ranked 3rd while the Mavs are 8th, and in terms of defensive rating, the Thunder are ranked 3rd while Dallas is ranked 18th.
OKC is doing well at home and is the favorite to win the championship this season with a record of 38-27 ATS. He has covered in seven of the past eight games. There should be a big advantage in terms of size. Dallas went 4-2 ATS in the first round of the series, but was 4-4 ATS in the last eight against a Clippers team that was missing one of its best players in F. Kawhi Leonard for most of the series.
Expect the Thunder to be prepared and ready to take on Dallas after a long break.take Thunder -3.5 (-110).
over/under
lean under 218 (-110).
The Mavs are 3-3 O/U in their six-game first round series and 3-6 O/U in their last nine games. The Thunder went from 1-3 O/U in the first round to 2-6 O/U in the last eight rounds.
The defense rebounded in the playoffs, and the Thunder only went over 106 once in the first round despite having the third-best pace among playoff teams. OKC scored under 100 in two of its four first-round games, but only did that three times all season. The Mavs finished at 102 under par in three of six games in the first round.
Considering this total and the fairness of each team in the first round. Under 218 years old (-110).
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