NBA Best Bets: Thunder vs. Timberwolves Picks for February 23

Published 9:33 pm Saturday, February 22, 2025

Two of the NBA’s top scorers square off when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (first, 32.2 PPG) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (45-10) visit Anthony Edwards (fourth, 27.6 PPG) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (31-26) on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN, FDSN, and FDSOK. The Thunder are 9.5-point favorites.

Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Sunday’s game, before you place a wager on this contest?

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Thunder vs. Timberwolves Game Info

  • When: Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
  • Where: Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • TV: ESPN, FDSN, and FDSOK
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Thunder vs. Timberwolves Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Timberwolves (+ 9.5)

  • Against the spread, Oklahoma City is 35-20-0 this year.
  • Minnesota has beaten the spread 24 times in 57 games.
  • The Thunder are 16-11 as 9.5-point favorites or more.
  • As a 9.5-point underdog or more, the Timberwolves have one win ATS (1-1) this year.

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Pick OU:

Under (227.5)

  • The Thunder and their opponents have gone over 227.5 combined points in 26 of 55 games this season.
  • The Timberwolves have combined with their opponents to score more than 227.5 points in 23 of 57 games this season.
  • The average point total in Oklahoma City’s outings this year is 225.1, 2.4 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The average over/under for Minnesota’s contests this season is 220, 7.5 fewer points than this game’s total.
  • The Thunder score the 10th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Timberwolves’ offense puts up the 12th-most.
  • The Timberwolves have allowed the 10th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Thunder have given up the fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Thunder (-426)

  • The Thunder have been favorites in 52 games this season and won 43 (82.7%) of those contests.
  • The Timberwolves have been underdogs in 13 games this season and have come away with the win five times (38.5%) in those contests.
  • This season, Oklahoma City has won 22 of its 26 games, or 84.6%, when favored by at least -426 on the moneyline.
  • Minnesota has been named as an underdog of +320 or more just one time this season and came away with a victory in that game.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 81% chance of a victory for the Thunder.

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