NBA Prop Bets: Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs (May 18, 2026)

The San Antonio Spurs face the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center. Let's take a look at the NBA Prop Bets for Monday's matchup. The Thunder are favored to win at -250, currently marked as 6.5-point favorites, while the Spurs are at +205. The total points line is set at 219.5, with OVER at -108 and UNDER at -112, meaning the implied expected score for the game is 113-106 Oklahoma City.

• The Thunder (-110) have a 44-46-0 ATS record this season including playoffs, while the Spurs (-110) hold a record of 55-37-2.
• The Thunder have a 50-40-0 O/U record this season including playoffs (meaning 50 games have gone over the total points line and 40 have gone under). The Spurs have a 42-51-1 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

• Oklahoma City has averaged 121.3 points throughout this season's playoffs, while giving up 104.6. Comparatively, San Antonio has scored 116.9 per game and allowed 102.5. Looking at their best and worst postseason offensive performances, the Thunder's playoff-high is 131 while their playoff-low is 108. Meanwhile, the Spurs' high is 139 and low is 102.

Game Style

What do the stats tell us about the style of basketball these teams are playing during the postseason?

Field Goal Split

• Looking at field goal splits during the playoffs, 41.8% of the Thunder's field goal attempts have come from three point range, leaving 58.2% from two. Meanwhile, the Spurs' opponents have taken 38.0% of their attempts from three and 62.0% from two.
• Comparatively, San Antonio has taken 37.8% of shots from three, leaving 62.2% from two, while Oklahoma City's opponents have attempted 40.2% from three and 59.8% from two.

Beyond the Arc

• In terms of made three-pointers, the Thunder have shot 38.4% from deep throughout the postseason, compared to the Spurs who are making 38.4% of their attempts.
• On the opposite end, Oklahoma City has held opponents to 36.0% of their three-point attempts, while San Antonio's opponents have hit 31.9% of their shots.

Ball Protection

• The Thunder are committing 11.9 turnovers per game in these playoffs, while the Spurs have forced 13.5 turnovers across the postseason.
• Flipping that script, Oklahoma City is forcing 17.4 turnovers, while San Antonio is committing 14.6.

Crashing the Boards

• Oklahoma City is pulling down 41.1 rebounds per game during the playoffs, including 11.0 offensive boards. Conversely, San Antonio's opponents are averaging 42.4 rebounds, 12.1 of which have come on the offensive end.
• Meanwhile, the Spurs have averaged 47.5 rebounds and 11.2 offensive rebounds, while the Thunder are allowing 38.3 and 11.4.

First Quarter Winner

Oklahoma City is -148 to win the first quarter, while San Antonio is +124. Here are their first quarter records in this season's playoffs.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
Oklahoma City	7-1-0	4-0-0	3-1-0	7-1-0	0-0-0
San Antonio	7-4-0	5-1-0	2-3-0	7-4-0	0-0-0

First Half Winner

Oklahoma City is -198 to win the first half and San Antonio is +164. Here are their first half records in this season's playoffs.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
Oklahoma City	6-2-0	3-1-0	3-1-0	6-2-0	0-0-0
San Antonio	5-3-3	4-0-2	1-3-1	5-3-3	0-0-0

HT/FT

Oklahoma City is -150 to complete the HT/FT double. Conversely, San Antonio is +265.

• The Thunder have completed the HT/FT double in 63.3% of games since the beginning of the regular season, while the Spurs have completed the HT/FT double in 56.4% of games. During the playoffs, Oklahoma City has completed the HT/FT double in six of eight games, while San Antonio has completed the HT/FT double in five of 11 contests.

To Go To Overtime

Monday's matchup is +1800 to go to overtime.

• The Thunder have played in five games that went to overtime since the beginning of the regular season, while the Spurs have appeared in two. Both Oklahoma City and Spurs are yet to play in game that went to overtime during this season's playoffs.

Last Time They Met

San Antonio recorded a 116-106 victory over Oklahoma City at Frost Bank Center when these teams last met on February 4. Despite being on the losing side, Jaylin Williams was prominent on that day, recording 24 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two blocks.