Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 12-3-2022
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 12-3-2022

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The Oklahoma City Thunder (9-13, 5th Northwest) pay a visit to the Target Center on Saturday to play the Minnesota Timberwolves (11-11, T-3rd Northwest). Oklahoma City snapped a two-game losing streak when defeating the San Antonio Spurs 119-111 on Wednesday. Jalen Williams scored 27 points to lead Oklahoma City. Minnesota snapped a three-game losing streak when defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 109-101 on Wednesday. Oklahoma City is without Mike Muscala and Chet Holmgren, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is questionable. Jordan McLaughlin, Karl-Anthony Towns and Taurean Prince are out, while Jaden McDaniels is questionable for Minnesota.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are 28th in the NBA in points allowed at 117.4 points per game. Opponents are shooting 46.6% overall and 35.8% from three-point territory against the Thunder’s defense. Oklahoma City is averaging 44.7 rebounds per game with 32.6 off the defensive glass and 12.1 off the offensive boards. Josh Giddey is the king of the boards for Oklahoma City with an average of 7.5 rebounds per game. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (questionable) is the leader in steals with an average of 1.7 per game, while Aleksej Pokusevski is the swat leader with an average of 1.6 blocked shots per contest.

 

Oklahoma City averages 116.0 points per game which is sixth in the NBA. The Thunder are shooting 46.2% overall and 33.6% from three-point territory. Gilgeous-Alexander, who missed Oklahoma City's most recent game with a hip contusion, is the leading scorer with an average of 31.0 points per game. Next up for OKC in scoring is Giddey with an average of 14.4 points per game. Gilgeous-Alexander is the leader in assists with an average of 6.1 dishes per contest. Oklahoma City is averaging 24.1 assists and 13.3 turnovers per contest.

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