SportsLine model predicts Thunder win and Game 3 total over 210.5

11 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · May 9

Oklahoma City, up 2-0 after a 125-107 Game 2 win, is an 8.5-point favourite for Saturday's Western Conference semi-final at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
The model simulated the game 10,000 times, projecting 220 combined points, a 65% chance of the over, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the Thunder with 31.8 points.
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