Happy WCF, to All Who Celebrate
The NBA Conference Finals are officially here!
The Western Conference Finals tip off tonight on ESPN as Minnesota visits Oklahoma City. Tomorrow, the Eastern Conference Finals begin with Indiana traveling to Madison Square Garden to face New York.
The NBA will follow an alternating schedule through next Tuesday, with Games 1–4 of each series staggered. We’ll also be sprinkling in MLB contests to round out your evening. It’s the perfect time to get into baseball season; basketball will only be with us for another month!
📺 Today's TV Games
- Minnesota Timberwolves @ Oklahoma City Thunder – ESPN
🎯 Tonight's Pick 10 (8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT)
🏀 Minnesota @ Oklahoma City
It’s wild to think Minnesota is back in the Conference Finals for the second year in a row, after having only made it once before last year in franchise history. The duo of Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle has been electric, but they are getting a lot of love from the general fans against the top-seeded Thunder.
OKC just wrapped up a tough 7-game series and may show signs of fatigue in Game 1. While the Thunder are deeper overall, this is the game Minnesota must steal to set the tone for the series.
- Anthony Edwards – Over/Under 3.5 three-pointers made
- Rudy Gobert – Over/Under 9.5 rebounds
- Julius Randle – Over/Under 19.5 points
- Jaden McDaniels – Over/Under 1.5 turnovers
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Over/Under 31.5 points
- Jalen Williams – Over/Under 4.5 assists
- Isaiah Hartenstein – Over/Under 8.5 rebounds
🏀Indiana @ New York (Wednesday’s Game 8pm ET/5pm PT)
New York entered the playoffs as the 3 seed and now has home-court advantage as the top seed remaining. They’ll face an Indiana team that upset Cleveland and is appearing in its second straight Eastern Conference Finals.
The Knicks are known for their short rotations—sometimes playing only 6–7 guys—but that hasn’t slowed them down. The “Brunson Bullies” continue to deliver 4th-quarter daggers. Indiana, with its deep bench and fast tempo, will need to silence the MSG crowd early if they want to flip home-court in Game 1.
- Tyrese Haliburton – Over/Under 18.5 points
- Jalen Brunson – Over/Under 7.5 assists
- Karl-Anthony Towns – Over/Under 22.5 points
🏆 Pick 5 Margin (7:05pm ET/4:05pm PT)
⚾ Texas @ New York
Both teams have won 3 of their last 5 games, but their standings paint different stories. New York leads their division by 4.5 games and is 8 games over .500, with Aaron Judge batting over .400 and firmly in MVP conversations. Texas sits in third place, 3 games behind Seattle in the AL West.
Pitching leans toward the Yankees, with Will Warren averaging more than a strikeout per inning. Patrick Corbin, meanwhile, is below that pace.
- Patrick Corbin – Ks
- Adolis Garcia – Hits+Runs+RBIs
- Will Warren – Ks
- Aaron Judge – Hits+Runs+RBIs
- Cody Bellinger – Hits+Runs+RBIs
