Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder picks, odds: Who wins Game 1 of NBA Playoffs?
The No. 5 seed Dallas Mavericks and No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder play Tuesday, May 7 in Game 1 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 TNT (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 3.5-point favorite over the Mavericks in NBA Playoffs odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook.
Oklahoma City is -155 on the moneyline. Dallas is +130.
The over/under for the game is set at 215.5 points.
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ESPN: Thunder have a 63.3% chance to beat Mavericks in Game 1
The site gives Dallas a 36.7% shot at defeating Oklahoma City in the first game of the NBA Playoffs series.
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Sports Betting Dime: Thunder 120.6, Mavericks 116.1
The site's formula predicts that the Thunder will beat the Mavericks in Game 1 of their NBA postseason series on Tuesday.
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Dimers.com: Thunder 109, Mavericks 105
The site writes: "Our proven predictive analytics model gives the Thunder a 64% chance of beating the Mavericks. Our predicted final score has the Thunder winning 109-105."
Sportsbook Wire: Thunder 120, Mavericks 112
It writes: "The 120.1 points per game the Thunder score are just 4.5 more points than the Mavericks give up (115.6). When Oklahoma City scores more than 115.6 points, it is 39-16 against the spread and 46-9 overall. Dallas has put together a 40-13 ATS record and a 42-11 overall record in games it scores more than 112.7 points."
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