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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Betting Pick Prediction 5/18/2024
Thunder at Mavericks—Oklahoma City has a clean injury report. Kleber is out with Prosper questionable for Dallas. Dallas is up 3-2 in this series after their 104-92 road win at Oklahoma City. The Mavericks shot 53% with 40% from three. Luka Doncic scored 31 points with a Triple Double. Derrick Jones contributed 19 points with not much else. OKC hit 43% with 25% from three. Shai Gilgeous Alexander had 30 points with eight assists. Chet Holmgren put up 13 points and four rebounds.
The Pick:
OKC is holding opponents to 42.2% shooting in the playoffs. In the road in this series the Thunder is holding Dallas to 104.7 points per 100 possessions with a -1.1 net rating. In their four road playoff games they held opponents to 96.4 points per 100 possessions with a +7.2 net rating. The Mavericks have lost two playoff games of their five in the postseason. In those five games they are averaging 112.8 points per 100 possessions with a +3.6 net rating. OKC has been 44-31 against the spread as an underdog this season and 38-24 to the spread facing teams that force 13 or fewer turnovers per game the past two seasons. Play Oklahoma City +4.