The Oklahoma City Thunder welcome the Dallas Mavericks to Paycom Center for Game 1 of a best-of-7 Western Conference, 2nd-round series Tuesday. Tip-off is set for 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Mavericks vs. Thunder odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Regular-season series: Thunder won 3-1
The Thunder swept the New Orleans Pelicans in the 1st round, beating them 97-89 in Game 4 April 29 after closing as 4.5-point favorites. The top-seeded Thunder covered the last 3 games in the series, closing as favorites in each. They went 1-3 O/U as well.
The Thunder ended the regular season 46-36 against the spread (ATS) and are 28-15 ATS at home on the season, including the playoffs.