<p>The Oklahoma City Thunder have been a near-unstoppable force in the NBA for a long time.</p> <p>Having won the NBA Finals last year, they’ve carried that form into this year, suffering one defeat in their opening 18 games (17-1) of the campaign. Now, they’ll turn their attention to the NBA Cup as they’ll play back-to-back games. The first of which will be against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, November 27, at 11:30 AEDT.</p> <p>They’ve not been bad themselves, having won two of their three NBA Cup games so far, as well as going 10-6 in the regular season (before the game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday).</p> <p>Read on for our Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves betting predictions ahead of this NBA Cup match!</p> <h2>Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Betting Preview</h2> <p>While it's very easy to look at how the Western Conference is shaping up at the moment and base predictions on current form, it’s worth considering other factors, including recent head-to-heads.</p> <p>Over the last five meetings - all of which took place in the NBA Western Conference Finals last season - OKC have been the dominant force. They’ve won four of these, with some results being blowouts:</p> <ul> <li>May 2025: OKC 124-94 Timberwolves</li> <li>May 2025: Timberwolves 126-128 OKC</li> <li>May 2025: Timberwolves 143-101 OKC</li> <li>May 2025: OKC 118-103 Timberwolves</li> <li>May 2025: OKC 114-88 Timberwolves</li> </ul> <p>The Thunder were impressive throughout the series, with <strong>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren</strong>, and <strong>Jalen Williams</strong> impressing across the five games. The first two have maintained high performance standards, but it could be argued that Williams has struggled.</p> <p>For the Timberwolves, <strong>Anthony Edwards</strong> was the difference in their win, and he has been finding his feet again in recent performances after posting a few disappointing numbers.</p> <h2>Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Betting Predictions</h2> <p>At Sportsbet, we have every game covered with our <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/basketball-us/nba-cup">NBA Cup betting odds</a>, including this one.</p> <p>Our Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves betting prediction is that <strong>OKC will record another victory over Minnesota</strong>, improving on what they have already achieved this season. As stated, they’ve been near unbeatable, and we expect this to continue.</p> <p>Player props could be worth exploring for additional value in this game, especially if there's a significant scoreline on the night.</p> <p>SGA is a player that cannot be ignored. He scored 30+ points four times in the five matches played in the NBA Playoffs last season between these two teams. He is averaging 32.2 points per game this season, so we<strong> think he’ll have 30+ points</strong> once again.</p> <p>As we alluded to earlier,<strong> Edwards</strong> is finding form for the Timberwolves, too. He leads the team with 26.5 points per game so far this season, including 41 points against the Suns recently. We<strong> predict he’ll have 25+ points</strong> in this encounter.</p>