Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/5/2021

The line is a Pick 'Em for Oklahoma City and Minnesota when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder (9-11) and Malik Beasley and the Timberwolves (5-16) square off on February 5, 2021. A 220-point total has been set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-OK

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Thunder vs. Timberwolves Betting Data

Thunder Betting Data

• Oklahoma City holds a winning record against the spread this season, going 11-9 ATS.
• Oklahoma City has hit the over the majority of the time, in 10 of 20 games (50%).

Timberwolves Betting Data

• Minnesota has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 10-11.
• Minnesota has failed to hit the over in a majority of their games this season, going over the point total in just 9 of 21 opportunities.

Point Total Insights

• Oklahoma City and its opponents have gone over Friday's 220 total in 10 out of 20 games (50%) this year.
• In 52.4% of Minnesota's games this season (11 of 21), the total points scored was more than Friday's 220-point over/under.
• The over/under for the contest of 220 is 6.5 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Thunder (107.1 points per game) and the Timberwolves (106.4 points per game).
• This game's point total is 9.5 fewer points than the 229.5 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
• This season, the average total for Thunder games is 221.1 points, 1.1 more than the over/under of 220 points for this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 1.8 points fewer than the average over/under in Timberwolves' games this season (221.8 points).

Previous Matchups

Oklahoma City and Minnesota have won five games each in their last 10 meetings against each other, while the Thunder have covered the spread in all of their games against the Timberwolves.

Thunder Players to Watch

• The leader in points and assists for the Thunder is Gilgeous-Alexander, who scores 21.8 points and distributes 6.3 assists per game.
• Darius Bazley is Oklahoma City's best rebounder, hauling in an average of 7.3 boards in each contest while scoring 11.5 points per game.
• Al Horford makes more threes per game than any other member of the Thunder, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.2 per contest.
• Hamidou Diallo is Oklahoma City's leader in steals, averaging 1.1 steals per game, while Bazley leads them in blocks with 0.9 per contest.

Timberwolves Players to Watch

• Beasley is the top scorer for the Timberwolves with 20.1 points per game. He also tacks on 5.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game to his statistics.
• The Minnesota leaders in rebounding and assists are Jarred Vanderbilt with 6.2 rebounds per game (he also adds 6.6 points and 1.8 assists per game) and Ricky Rubio with 5.8 assists per game (he also tacks on 6.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game).
• D'Angelo Russell is the top scorer from the three-point line for the Timberwolves, hitting 2.9 threes per game.
• Vanderbilt (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for Minnesota while Naz Reid (1.4 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Thunder: Trevor Ariza: Out (Personal), Luguentz Dort: Out (Knee), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Out (Knee), George Hill: Out (Thumb)

Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns: Out (Health and Safety Protocols), Juancho Hernangomez: Day To Day (Health Protocols), D'Angelo Russell: Day To Day (Right Quad), Jarrett Culver: Out (Left Ankle), Naz Reid: Day To Day (Right Wrist)