Oklahoma City at Minnesota

Oklahoma City has shown some vulnerability lately with three losses in six games, but Minnesota also went through a recent five-game skid before getting wins against Golden State and Dallas. The Thunder have the scheduling advantage, as the Timberwolves will be playing on consecutive nights, and the Thunder are 3-8 ATS in their past 11 games following a win by at least 10 points. Also, Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its past five Thursday games, and it has lost four of five against Northwest Division opponents. Oklahoma City comes off a 104-95 victory over New Orleans on Tuesday, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring a team-leading 29 points. The Pelicans were held to 34 percent shooting and 10-for-40 from 3-point range. The Thunder expect Isaiah Hartenstein to return from a calf strain. He has been out since Dec. 28. Take the Thunder.