Covers Backs Holmgren to Top 13.5 Points as Thunder Enter Game 7 Favored by 3.5

9 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 29

Covers projects Chet Holmgren to score over 13.5 points in Saturday’s Western Conference finals Game 7, arguing Oklahoma City’s tighter home spread should keep him on the floor longer after blowout-limited minutes.
59% shooting over the last two games and 26 total points suggest Holmgren’s recent scoring has been more about passive usage and reduced second-half run than poor efficiency.
22 rebounds across those two games also support Covers’ same-game parlay, which pairs Thunder moneyline with Holmgren over 13.5 points and over 8.5 rebounds.
Oklahoma City enters as a 3.5-point home favorite at Paycom Center, where the Thunder have forced 19.7 Spurs turnovers per game and turned them into 25 points off turnovers.
15-5 straight up after losses this season, including 3-0 in the playoffs, the Thunder are framed as the steadier Game 7 side despite San Antonio forcing the series to the limit.

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