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Best NBA Bets Today: Game 2 of Timberwolves vs. Thunder
Julius Randle over 24.5 points + assists (-120, DraftKings)
Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder
Alex Barutha: Randle is averaging 27.2 points and 6.4 assists across the past five games, and 24.3 points with 5.5 assists across the entire postseason. He caught absolute fire in the first half of Game 1 against the Thunder, though "only" finished with 28 points on 19 true shot attempts. His one assist was partially due to his teammates not finishing, as he racked up 10 potential assists. Hopefully this game is a bit closer and Randle can keep up his strong play while playing 40+ minutes.
Jalen Williams over 1.5 steals (-125, Hard Rock)
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Alex Barutha: Williams was excellent defensively in Game 1, recording five steals in 33 minutes. The Wolves should take care of the ball a bit better in Game 2, but I don't feel strongly enough about that to fade Williams here. Across the whole playoffs, he's averaging 1.8 steals in 34.8 minutes, and he's averaging 2.6 steals in 35.0 minutes in the past five games.
Isaiah Hartenstein over 15.5 points + rebounds (-122, FanDuel)
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Alex Barutha: Despite blowouts and foul trouble limiting Hartenstein to an average of 20.7 minutes per game over the past three, he's still averaging 10.0 points and 6.0 rebounds. During a six-game stretch earlier in the postseason where he saw 28.8 minutes per game, he averaged 11.7 points and 10.0 rebounds. At this point, it seems like taking this bet is more so just hoping a game stays close. Not a guarantee, but the combined points + rebounds are a fairly low bar for Hartenstein.
Jaden McDaniels over 5.5 rebounds (-130, BetMGM)
Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder
Alex Barutha: McDaniels was limited by foul trouble in Game 1 and ultimately fouled out after 24 minutes. However, he still managed to grab six rebounds during his limited time on the court while the Thunder shot 50 FG%. If McDaniels can keep the fouls down and the Thunder regress a bit in terms of efficiency, he should be able to clear this threshold.
Naz Reid under 16.5 points + rebounds (-120, Caesars)
Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder
Alex Barutha: Reid is just not consistently making an impact in these playoffs. He hasn't reached this mark in any of the past five games, and he's only crossed it in three of the past 10 games. In the playoffs as a whole, he's averaging just 10.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in 25.5 minutes, but he's shooting a respectable 48 FG% and 40 3P%, so it's shot volume that's the issue.
Jaden McDaniels O5.5 REB (-130, BetMGM)
Timberwolves at Thunder, 8:30pm ET
Nick Whalen: McDaniels cleared this number in just 24 minutes in Game 1, and while his rebounding has been a bit up-and-down throughout the playoffs, he should see a larger minutesload in Game 2, while the Thunder could regress after shooting 50% from the field on Tuesday night.
Mike Conley O1.5 threes (+100, FanDuel)
Timberwolves at Thunder, 8:30pm ET
Nick Whalen: Conley went just 1-of-5 from deep in Game 1, but he continues to see plenty of open looks. He's gone over this number in five of 11 postseason games and went over in all three regular-season matchups against OKC. All 44 of Conley's three-point attempts in the postseason have been either "open" or "wide open", per NBA.com/Stats, and all five of his attempts in Game 1 were "wide open". We'll bank on Conley – a 40-plus-percent shooter this season – to convert those open looks as the somewhat-forgotten man in the Wolves' starting five.
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