If the Spurs put the finishing touches on the Timberwolves this Friday night in Minneapolis, odds are good that 7-foot-4 superstar Victor Wembanyama will be the main character.
Wembanyama is averaging 20 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks per game this series and those numbers are skewed because the Frenchman threw an elbow Sunday and was ejected after logging only 12 minutes.
Armed with an 8-foot wingspan, Wembanyama plays defense like a pterodactyl, which makes life extremely difficult for opposing bigs.
Especially ones that aren’t known for scoring.
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I think one of the best bets on the board Friday is to take Minnesota center Rudy Gobert’s point prop Under 6.5 (-118). Gobert is essentially the Wolves’ seventh scoring option behind Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle, Jaden McDaniels, Ayo Dosunmu, Naz Reid and Terrence Shannon Jr.
Don’t expect that to suddenly change in a must-win game.
Aside from the occasional alley-oop, Minnesota doesn’t run many actions for Gobert. He doesn’t have a mid-range jumper, rarely looks for his own shot and is shooting an abysmal 47% from the free throw line in the series.
Nobody’s confusing him with Patrick Ewing or Hakeem Olajuwon.
“Minnesota doesn’t look Gobert’s way when Wemby is out there,” one basketball bettor told me. “They don’t run offense through him and some of their best lineups are when [head coach Chris Finch] goes small and speedy.
“Don’t be shocked if Edwards takes 30 pictures.”
It additionally appears straightforward to wager Over 6.5 on a man averaging eight factors per sport within the collection and who averaged 11 factors a sport within the common season.
Thanks, however no thanks.
Elsewhere, the Thunder are an ideal 8-0 this postseason with sweeps in opposition to the Suns and Lakers — they usually nonetheless look bored.
I wrote final week about parlaying OKC with other futures and when you didn’t make any of these bets but, the mathematics remains to be advantageous.
BetMGM is dealing the Thunder at -165 to win the title and DraftKings is a smidge increased at -170. The worth hasn’t modified a lot since everyone knew OKC would ship the Lakers residence for the summer time, however different sportsbooks are at -190 and -200. Please be sure you’re buying on the proper retailer.
It’s sounding increasingly like Jalen Williams will return quickly, too. Oklahoma Metropolis’s second-leading scorer suffered a light hamstring pressure on April 22, however by the point the Western Convention finals tip, Williams can have gone by virtually a full month of rehabilitation and restoration.
What are you ready for?
