Oklahoma City at Minnesota

The Thunder did not play well in their opener at Utah, which is a tough place to play. But when you have a player like Kevin Durrant, who can take over a game, scoring 42 points, he simply wasn't going to let Oklahoma City fall. Minnesota is an improved team, but still not up to the level of Oklahoma City, even without Michael Westbrook in the lineup. Oklahoma has won 14 of the last 16 meetings, and after playing in the NBA finals two years ago, and missing them last year, expect a more focused Oklahoma City team to start the season. The Timberwolves' record against elite teams shows them at 3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 vs. a team over .600, - where the Thunder are now, and will be at season's end. Play on Oklahoma City on the moneyline.