Oklahoma City and Minnesota square off in conference matchup

Updated Oct. 23, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Minnesota Timberwolves (1-1, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (0-2, 12th in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -7; over/under is 225.5

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City faces Minnesota in a matchup of Western Conference teams.

Oklahoma City went 24-58 overall and 17-35 in Western Conference action a season ago. The Thunder averaged 15.0 points off of turnovers, 11.9 second chance points and 35.1 bench points last season.

Minnesota went 2-4 overall and 12-4 in Northwest Division action during the 2021-22 season. The Timberwolves allowed opponents to score 114.7 points per game and shoot 45.4% from the field last season.

The teams square off for the 50th time this season. In the last matchup on Oct. 20 the Timberwolves won 115-108 led by 23 points from Rudy Gobert, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points for the .

INJURIES: Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out for season (foot), Jalen Williams: out (eye).

Timberwolves: Kyle Anderson: day to day (back).

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