Zak Hanshew predicts a strong rebounding performance from Rudy Gobert in the Timberwolves vs. Thunder game on New Year's Eve.
It's well-established that OKC's Achilles' Heel is its work on the boards. Rudy Gobert 's rebounding prop is set way too low, so Zak Hanshew's NBA betting picks will take the Over with glee. Northwest Division rivals meet at Paycom Center on New Year’s Eve as the Thunder welcome the visiting Timberwolves with each team looking to extend its current win streak. My Timberwolves vs.
Thunder predictions expect Rudy Gobert to have a strong night on the glass against a vulnerable Thunder interior defense. Read my’s 10.7 boards are tied for his fewest per game since the 2014-15 campaign, but this line is still set just a bit too low. this season. He’s corralled at least nine boards in 24 of 31 games overall and 14 of 16 away from Target Center. Gobert has averaged 11.5 rebounds per game against Northwest Division opponents last season, hitting the Over in all three of the games in which he logged at least 30 minutes. In 25 games played with at least 30 minutes this season, he’s hauled in 10 or more boards 18 times. He should be expected to see at least that many minutes tonight in what figures to be a close game. Since joining the Timberwolves ahead of the 2022-23 campaign, Gobert has logged 128 games with 10 or more rebounds, good for third-most in the Association. The Thunder have allowed the second-most rebounds to opponents this season, including the second-most at home. The team sports one of the smallest lineups in the Association, and with Chet Holmgren sidelined, center depth is nearly non-existent behind Isaiah Hartenstein. OKC has been routinely cooked on the glass this season. Over their last five games, the Thunder have allowed John Konchar to grab 15 rebounds, Mark Williams and Miles Bridges to grab 10 apiece, Pascal Siakam to pull down 10, Myles Turner to get 11, Jonas Valanciunas to finish with 16, Bam Adebayo 10, and Tyler Herro 12. The rebound totals were all season-bests for Konchar, Turner, Valanciunas, and Herro
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