The Oklahoma City Thunder are playing the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the NBA playoffs. Here are the odds and predictions for the playoff series between the two teams.
NBA Playoffs Series Odds Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks Series
The Oklahoma City Thunder come into the second round against the Dallas Mavericks at a 7 days rest between their last series with the New Orlean Pelicans. They swept the series and haven’t played since April 29th.
Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Clippers in game 6 and played last Friday. Dallas has struggled against the Thunder during the regular season , The Mavericks have only won 1 game out of the 4 during the regular season against the Thunder. The Thunder led the regular season series 3-1.
NBA Playoff Series Odds Between Thunder vs Mavericks
The Oklahoma City Thunder come into Game 1 as the favorite at -130 against the Dallas Mavericks. The spread is +/- 1.5. During the regular season there was a game where Kyrie Irving did not play and another game where Luka Doncic sat out with a sore hamstring.
However, the best 3 players for the Thunder played in all the regular season games against the Mavericks. This is worth noting before placing a bet between these two teams. This will be a close series matchup and what happened in the regular is not the playoffs.
NBA Regular Season Statistics Between Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks
The Thunder tied for 1st in steals per game and blocks per game during the regular season. The Dallas Mavericks rank 2nd in opponent blocks and 3 point attempts per game.
Chet Holmgren of the Thunder ranks as the 3rd most qualified player for steals and blocks per game. Kyrie Irving of the Mavericks ranks 7th amongst qualified players for FT%.
This will be a close matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks. This series will make betting challenging. After game 1, there will be a better idea on how these teams play to predict the odds in the future for this series.
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