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Results for Thursday 22nd of May 2025
| Handicapper | Units | Dollars |
| Doc's Sports | -3 | $-330.00 |
| Robert Ferringo | 0 | $0.00 |
| Craig Trapp | 7 | $700.00 |
| Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy) | -4 | $-440.00 |
| Raphael Esparza (VSI) | -4 | $-440.00 |
| Tony George | -4 | $-440.00 |
| Vernon Croy | -4 | $-440.00 |
| Scott Spreitzer | -4 | $-440.00 |
| August Young | 0 | $0.00 |
| Strike Point Sports | -2 | $-220.00 |
| Jason Sharpe | 4 | $400.00 |
| Griffin Murphy | 2 | $200.00 |
| Nick Menken | 1 | $100.00 |
Thursday 22nd of May 2025
Doc's Sports
3-Unit Play Take Minnesota +7.5 over Oklahoma City (8:30 p.m. EST, Thursday May 22)
We will give the Wolves a mulligan for Game 1. We still think this team has a great chance in this series or at least to take it all the way to Game 7. Minnesota hasn’t lost much in these playoffs but in their two losses they bounced back to win and cover the next game. The Timberwolves have experience winning in OKC this season and they also have the players to make adjustments and have a much better showing than they did in Game 1. We see more of the first half Wolves here in Game 2 than the second half that let down and suffered a blowout.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
Robert Ferringo
Passing for today.
Craig Trapp
7-Unit Play. Take #538 Oklahoma City (-7.5) Over Minnesota (8:30 p.m., Thursday, May 22)
The Thunder played terrible in first half and still won in blowout, think OKC plays much better in first half and get easy win. Add in that T-Wolves Edwards has banged up ankle and think it’s just too much to overcome. Take Oklahoma City to win and cover on the spread here.
Craig
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
4-Unit Play. Take Minnesota Timberwolves +7.5 over OKC (Thursday @ 8:30pm est)
We like that fact that SGA got the MVP award last game and now he has become a target for Anthony Edwards to focus on. We love that Minnesota laid an egg in their last game, as they were up big and fell apart and ended up scoring just 88 points en route to a 26 point loss. This team was outscored by 14 and 16 points in the 3rd and 4th quarter and we love Minnesota to come out focused, fired up and we think that OKC lays an egg here as this is the same Minnesota team that had beat them consistently earlier this year with their lock down defense. Getting blown out in the first game was great for Minnesota and we love for them to have success here.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
NBA BASKETBALL
4 Unit Play. Take #537 Minnesota +7.5 over Oklahoma City (8:30p.m., Thursday May 22 TNT)
Tony George
NBA
5/22/25
4 Units
#537 / #538 Minnesota / OK City (Under 216.5) *8:30 EST
Both teams have good defenses and one could say OK City has an elite defense. Minnesota also lacks depth in scoring and if Edwards is not a 100% they will struggle. Neither team running and gunning and fast break points are not there.
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play - #537 Minnesota +7.5-110 over Oklahoma City (Thursday, May 22, 2025, 8:30pm ET)
Take Minnesota ATS as my top NBA pick for Thursday night. This pick falls into one of my top NBA systems and I expect a much better second half from Minnesota in this game here Thursday. Minnesota was absolutely dominated in the second half of the first game of this series being outscored by Oklahoma City 70 - 40 which is embarrassing for Minnesota and unacceptable especially in the playoffs. I do look for Minnesota to be much more aggressive on the boards here tonight and I expect them to step up defensively. Minnesota shot just 35% as a team overall in that loss including just 29% from beyond the arc and I expect them to shoot a much higher percentage here tonight. Meanwhile Oklahoma City shot 50% as a team overall including 52% from beyond the arc which is unacceptable especially in the playoffs. I expect Minnesota to come ready to play here tonight and play a full game and not just the first half like they did in game one taking the lead into the half. Play Minnesota ATS
Scott Spreitzer
4-Unit Play: Take 537 T-Wolves +7.5 over Thunder (8:30 p.m., Thurs. May 22)
Minnesota’s Julius Randle went off, so to speak, in the first half of Game-1 and actually it turned out to be a negative. If you watched closely, the other four players on the floor did a lot of standing around on the offensive end. When Randle cooled off in the second half, Minnesota fell apart. I expect Minnesota to be focused on getting Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels involved early. McDaniels attempted five shots the entire game after averaging 11 FGA per game the previous nine playoff games. And when it became apparent Minnesota wasn’t coming back, several key players saw a big reduction in minutes and should be well rested for this one. Finally, I expect Minnesota to drop some zone-mix defenses to make SGA work a little harder. I’m taking the points with Minnesota. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
August Young
Passing for today.
Strike Point Sports
2-Unit Play. Take #537 Minnesota (+7.5) over Oklahoma City (8:30 p.m., Thursday, May 22)
I don't like the Thunder to run the Wolves out of the gym again. Game 1 was closer than the score line and Minnesota will make the necessary changes to keep this game within the number. SGA cannot feast at the foul line all series long and the Timberwolves will limit his opportunities to do so in Game 2. Take the points here.
Best of Luck - Strike Point Sports
Jason Sharpe
Thursday May 22nd 2025-
3 Unit Play Take #538 Oklahoma City -7.5 over Minnesota (8:30pm est):
I played Oklahoma City in game one and I feel just as strong about the Thunder here in game two. OKC has been awesome at home and they have been priced higher than this line here in their other playoff home matchups this year. The Thunder have also rolled to easy wins on average when at home during the post-season going 6-1 overall on this court.
Play Oklahoma City minus the number.
Thank you and good luck,
Jason Sharpe
Griffin Murphy
2 Unit Play: Take #538 OKC (-7.5) Over Minnesota T-Wolves. (8:30p.m, Thursday, May 22nd)
OKC just blasted Minnesota in game one in a 114-88 final. OKC made a statement and really gave Minnesota a taste of what they are about. There is a reason OKC finished the regular season as strong as they did in the West. This is by far the best team in the NBA in my eyes and has proved it game in and game out. Edwards got a little banged up in game 1 for Minnesota as well, and I will anticipate he is most definitely going to be playing a bit banged up tonight. Minnesota is deep, but they are not matched up well with OKC, and I believe this series goes to 2-0 in OKC’s favor after tonight while covering our 7.5-point differential.
Take #538 OKC (-7.5) Over Minnesota T-Wolves.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
1 Unit Play: Take Minnesota Timberwolves vs. OKC Thunder (OVER 216.5 Total Points) (-110) (8:30p.m, Thursday, May 22st)
We have game two here tonight between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the OKC Thunder. In the first game, the Thunder demonstrated their dominance by scoring 114 points. They held the Timberwolves to just 88 points in game one. Tonight Anthony Edwards is going to take flight for the offense. He is going to step up here tonight with the rest of the Timberwolves offense. They’re going to score points. They know they have to in order to beat this Thunder team. The Thunder are going to score over 110 points here tonight. If the Timberwolves want a chance at this tonight, they’re also going to have to keep on the offensive side. I think the Timberwolves will have a much better night here tonight shooting the ball. I think this is an overplay here tonight. We’re going to see points scored. Take the over 216.5 total points in tonight's game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the OKC Thunder.
Take #601 Indiana Fever (-4.5) over Atlanta Dream
Nick Menken
Expert NBA Picks History:
Doc's Sports
3-Unit Play Take Minnesota +7.5 over Oklahoma City (8:30 p.m. EST, Thursday May 22)We will give the Wolves a mulligan for Game 1. We still think this team has a great chance in this series or at least to take it all the way to Game 7. Minnesota hasn’t lost much in these playoffs but in their two losses they bounced back to win and cover the next game. The Timberwolves have experience winning in OKC this season and they also have the players to make adjustments and have a much better showing than they did in Game 1. We see more of the first half Wolves here in Game 2 than the second half that let down and suffered a blowout.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
Robert Ferringo
Passing for today.Craig Trapp
7-Unit Play. Take #538 Oklahoma City (-7.5) Over Minnesota (8:30 p.m., Thursday, May 22)The Thunder played terrible in first half and still won in blowout, think OKC plays much better in first half and get easy win. Add in that T-Wolves Edwards has banged up ankle and think it’s just too much to overcome. Take Oklahoma City to win and cover on the spread here.
Craig
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
4-Unit Play. Take Minnesota Timberwolves +7.5 over OKC (Thursday @ 8:30pm est)We like that fact that SGA got the MVP award last game and now he has become a target for Anthony Edwards to focus on. We love that Minnesota laid an egg in their last game, as they were up big and fell apart and ended up scoring just 88 points en route to a 26 point loss. This team was outscored by 14 and 16 points in the 3rd and 4th quarter and we love Minnesota to come out focused, fired up and we think that OKC lays an egg here as this is the same Minnesota team that had beat them consistently earlier this year with their lock down defense. Getting blown out in the first game was great for Minnesota and we love for them to have success here.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
NBA BASKETBALL4 Unit Play. Take #537 Minnesota +7.5 over Oklahoma City (8:30p.m., Thursday May 22 TNT)
Tony George
NBA5/22/25
4 Units
#537 / #538 Minnesota / OK City (Under 216.5) *8:30 EST
Both teams have good defenses and one could say OK City has an elite defense. Minnesota also lacks depth in scoring and if Edwards is not a 100% they will struggle. Neither team running and gunning and fast break points are not there.
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play - #537 Minnesota +7.5-110 over Oklahoma City (Thursday, May 22, 2025, 8:30pm ET)Take Minnesota ATS as my top NBA pick for Thursday night. This pick falls into one of my top NBA systems and I expect a much better second half from Minnesota in this game here Thursday. Minnesota was absolutely dominated in the second half of the first game of this series being outscored by Oklahoma City 70 - 40 which is embarrassing for Minnesota and unacceptable especially in the playoffs. I do look for Minnesota to be much more aggressive on the boards here tonight and I expect them to step up defensively. Minnesota shot just 35% as a team overall in that loss including just 29% from beyond the arc and I expect them to shoot a much higher percentage here tonight. Meanwhile Oklahoma City shot 50% as a team overall including 52% from beyond the arc which is unacceptable especially in the playoffs. I expect Minnesota to come ready to play here tonight and play a full game and not just the first half like they did in game one taking the lead into the half. Play Minnesota ATS
Scott Spreitzer
4-Unit Play: Take 537 T-Wolves +7.5 over Thunder (8:30 p.m., Thurs. May 22)Minnesota’s Julius Randle went off, so to speak, in the first half of Game-1 and actually it turned out to be a negative. If you watched closely, the other four players on the floor did a lot of standing around on the offensive end. When Randle cooled off in the second half, Minnesota fell apart. I expect Minnesota to be focused on getting Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels involved early. McDaniels attempted five shots the entire game after averaging 11 FGA per game the previous nine playoff games. And when it became apparent Minnesota wasn’t coming back, several key players saw a big reduction in minutes and should be well rested for this one. Finally, I expect Minnesota to drop some zone-mix defenses to make SGA work a little harder. I’m taking the points with Minnesota. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
August Young
Passing for today.Strike Point Sports
2-Unit Play. Take #537 Minnesota (+7.5) over Oklahoma City (8:30 p.m., Thursday, May 22)I don't like the Thunder to run the Wolves out of the gym again. Game 1 was closer than the score line and Minnesota will make the necessary changes to keep this game within the number. SGA cannot feast at the foul line all series long and the Timberwolves will limit his opportunities to do so in Game 2. Take the points here.
Best of Luck - Strike Point Sports
Jason Sharpe
Thursday May 22nd 2025-3 Unit Play Take #538 Oklahoma City -7.5 over Minnesota (8:30pm est):
I played Oklahoma City in game one and I feel just as strong about the Thunder here in game two. OKC has been awesome at home and they have been priced higher than this line here in their other playoff home matchups this year. The Thunder have also rolled to easy wins on average when at home during the post-season going 6-1 overall on this court.
Play Oklahoma City minus the number.
Thank you and good luck,
Jason Sharpe
Griffin Murphy
2 Unit Play: Take #538 OKC (-7.5) Over Minnesota T-Wolves. (8:30p.m, Thursday, May 22nd)OKC just blasted Minnesota in game one in a 114-88 final. OKC made a statement and really gave Minnesota a taste of what they are about. There is a reason OKC finished the regular season as strong as they did in the West. This is by far the best team in the NBA in my eyes and has proved it game in and game out. Edwards got a little banged up in game 1 for Minnesota as well, and I will anticipate he is most definitely going to be playing a bit banged up tonight. Minnesota is deep, but they are not matched up well with OKC, and I believe this series goes to 2-0 in OKC’s favor after tonight while covering our 7.5-point differential.
Take #538 OKC (-7.5) Over Minnesota T-Wolves.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
1 Unit Play: Take Minnesota Timberwolves vs. OKC Thunder (OVER 216.5 Total Points) (-110) (8:30p.m, Thursday, May 22st)We have game two here tonight between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the OKC Thunder. In the first game, the Thunder demonstrated their dominance by scoring 114 points. They held the Timberwolves to just 88 points in game one. Tonight Anthony Edwards is going to take flight for the offense. He is going to step up here tonight with the rest of the Timberwolves offense. They’re going to score points. They know they have to in order to beat this Thunder team. The Thunder are going to score over 110 points here tonight. If the Timberwolves want a chance at this tonight, they’re also going to have to keep on the offensive side. I think the Timberwolves will have a much better night here tonight shooting the ball. I think this is an overplay here tonight. We’re going to see points scored. Take the over 216.5 total points in tonight's game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the OKC Thunder.
Take #601 Indiana Fever (-4.5) over Atlanta Dream
Nick Menken
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