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The Thursday sports schedule is loaded with options, with eight NBA games, a near-maximum 15-game NHL slate and two top-25 matchups among the dozens of college basketball games. If you want to get in on the action, make sure you use the DraftKings promo code, which gives new users $300 in bonus bets if their first wager of $5 or more wins. With games like Thunder vs. Timberwolves in the NBA and Golden Knights vs. Stars in the NHL, there are plenty of sports betting options to keep fans interested as they await Seahawks vs. Patriots in just over a week. Click here to place your bets on basketball and NHL games at DraftKings:

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It's another rematch of the Western Conference Finals when the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Minnesota Timberwolves. OKC won that series in five games, but the teams have split the first two meetings this season, with the home team winning each time. The Timberwolves (29-19), who sit sixth in the Western Conference, are 16-8 at home this season. The Thunder (38-10), who sit atop the West, are 17-5 in road games and face a Minnesota team on the second game of a back-to-back. The SportsLine model expects this to be close one, though the Thunder are 6.5-point road favorites. The Timberwolves cover in 52% of the model's simulations and win outright 40% of the time as +206 underdogs.      

The NHL schedule is stacked as the league prepares to shut down for the Olympics, and rivalry games like Flyers vs. Bruins and Islanders vs. Rangers are among the many intriguing matchups. There's also a Western Conference battle between the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars that shouldn't be missed. Las Vegas (25-14-13) leads the Pacific Division, and while Dallas (30-14-9) is third in the Central, the Stars have six more points than Vegas does. Vegas has lost four of its past five, and while it scores a lot of goals, it also yields a lot, while Dallas is plus-29 in goal differential, The model has Las Vegas winning in 57% of its simulations as -120 home favorites, and it gives a 'B' grade to Over 6 Goals, which hits 54.3% of the time.

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