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Grizzlies vs. Thunder Game 1 Parlay Picks & Predictions: Today's Best NBA Playoff SGP Odds

Brenden Schaeffer

Last Updated: April 20, 2025 12:01 PM EDT • 2 min 39 sec read.

Grizzlies vs. Thunder Game 1 Parlay Picks & Predictions: Today's Best NBA Playoff SGP Odds
Pictured: Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells drives between Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams and guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Photo by Alonzo Adams via Imagn Images.

Our Grizzlies vs. Thunder parlay picks see Oklahoma City as a solid play to win the series-opener.

We're predicting the Thunder to cover the 13.5-point spread as a building block for our Game 1 same-game parlay based on our best NBA SGP odds for our NBA picks. Between two teams with strong efficiency on offense, we see room for this game to go Over 227.5 points, and have identified one correlated OKC player prop to cap off our three-leg SGP.

Today's game from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City starts at 1 p.m. ET (ABC), and don't forget to check out our Grizzlies vs. Thunder player props for the matchup.

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🔥 Thunder -13.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Thunder have been a particularly rough matchup for the Grizzlies this season, as Memphis is 0-4 against OKC, losing those games by an average margin of 18.75 points.

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With Memphis having expended a good deal of energy this week to secure a spot in this playoff series, we see Oklahoma City having a stark advantage in game one in its own arena. The Thunder lead the NBA in ATS efficiency, covering 67.1% of the time this season.

That rate increases to 69.2% in home games, where the Thunder are a remarkable 27-12-2 ATS with an average margin of victory of +15.2 points per game.

🔢 Grizzlies vs. Thunder odds

🔥 Over 227.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Grizzlies have the ability to put points on the board, averaging 121.9 points per game on the season. Their PPG average on the road is 119.9, which ranks second in the league.

Oklahoma City ranks second in the league in home scoring average at 122.8 PPG and should see plenty of scoring in this matchup against a Memphis team allowing 117.9 PPG on the road. Both Memphis and OKC rank among the league’s top six teams in pace offensively--we like this Over up to 229.5.

🔥 Chet Holmgren Over 15.5 points ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Grizzlies' defensive weakness has become apparent, particularly in opposing power forwards enjoying consistent scoring opportunities, as Memphis allows the third-most points per game to that position.

Despite not scoring much in his only game against Memphis during the regular season, Chet Holmgren could take advantage of this weakness on today to align with our predictions of Thunder -13.5 and Over 227.5.

Holmgren has scored 20+ points in three of his five games this month and sees his points prop at an attainable 15.5 across our best sports betting sites.

🔢 Chet Holmgren player prop bet odds

📺 Game info & where to watch Grizzlies vs. Thunder live today

📅 Date: Sunday, April 20
🕗 Time: 1 p.m. ET
📍 Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City)
📺 TV: ABC
💻 Streaming: ESPN+

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Brenden Schaeffer
Brenden has covered the St. Louis Cardinals as a credentialed baseball writer for KMOV-TV since 2016. His sports writing has appeared in outlets including the Austin American-Statesman and Columbia Daily Tribune. Since 2021, Brenden has co-hosted 'The Big Show' during the afternoon drive for KTGR, the ESPN radio affiliate in Columbia, MO. He has appeared on radio stations around the country, including KMOX, and hosts a daily St. Louis Cardinals podcast. In the sports betting content space, Brenden has covered the NFL, college football, NBA, and college basketball for outlets including SBR since 2019. For his football handicapping, Brenden looks to target NFL player prop markets as well as sharp underdog lines in college football. Brenden looks to reference FanDuel for his sports betting articles because of its consistently competitive odds on parlays. FanDuel's boost offerings are also customer-friendly, and its odds on the NFL Same Game Parlay articles he's written for SBR have historically been consistently competitive compared to other books.