Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder picks, odds: Who wins Game 2 of NBA Playoffs?
The No. 5 seed Dallas Mavericks and No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder play Thursday, May 9 in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinals 2024 NBA Playoffs series.
The game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Pacific time (9:30 p.m. Eastern time) and can be seen on ESPN (stream with Sling TV).
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Check out these NBA Playoffs picks and predictions for the Western Conference matchup.
The Thunder are a 4.5-point favorite over the Mavericks in NBA Playoffs odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook.
Oklahoma City is -200 on the moneyline. Dallas is +165.
The over/under for the game is set at 218.5 points.
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ESPN: Thunder have a 63.8% chance to beat Mavericks in Game 2
The site gives Dallas a 36.2% shot at defeating Oklahoma City in the second game of the NBA Playoffs series.
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Sports Betting Dime: 120.6, 116.1
The site's formula predicts that the Thunder will beat the Mavericks in Game 2 of their NBA postseason series on Thursday.
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Odds Trader: Thunder 111, Mavericks 107
The site predicts that Oklahoma City will defeat Dallas in Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs series, with a final score of 111-107.
Bleacher Nation: Thunder 120, Mavericks 112
It writes: "The two teams average a combined 19.5 more points per game (238) than this game’s over/under of 218.5 points. Opponents of these two teams have averaged a combined 228.3 points per game, 9.8 more than the point total in this game. The average total in Thunder games this year is 14.3 more points than the over/under of 218.5 in this game."
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