The Dallas Maverick sand Oklahoma City Thundermeet in Game 5 of a best-of-7 Western Conference, 2nd-round series Wednesday. The series is tied 2-2. Tip-off from Paycom Center is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Mavericks vs. Thunder odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Thunder won 100-96 as 1.5-point underdogs in Game 4 Monday with the Under (215.5) easily hitting. G Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderhad a game-high 34 points for Oklahoma City, which came back from a 14-point, 2nd-half deficit.
Mavericks F P.J. Washington(21 points) scored 20 or more for a 3rd straight game, while G Luka Doncic had just 18, his lowest scoring output of this postseason.
The winning team has covered each game this series, and the Under has gone 3-1.
The MAVERICKS (+145) should bounce back in a pivotal Game 5 with the series tied. Dallas is coming off a franchise playoff-record 13-block performance in Game 4 and had a 92.3% win probability with 10:17 remaining in the 3rd quarter, according to ESPN Analytics.
Blowing a 14-point, 2nd-half lead while playing well defensively is somewhat unlucky, and Dallas shouldn’t be downgraded this drastically. The veteran Mavericks, led by Doncic and G Kyrie Irving, should perform better under pressure Wednesday than the young Thunder — the average age on Oklahoma City is 23.4 years old.
